Der Krämerspiegel

"Der Krämerspiegel" ("The Shopkeeper's Mirror"), Op.

The songs were set to texts commissioned by Strauss in a piqued response to a contractual obligation to produce a set of songs for his publisher.

[1] The texts were provided by Berlin literary critic Alfred Kerr, who wrote for Strauss a set of acidic verses ridiculing the music publishing business and containing in-jokes attacking some of Strauss' enemies such as Bote & Bock.

The cycle is rarely performed today due to the arcane texts, but contains virtuoso music for the pianist.

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