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Strauss's output of works for solo instrument or instruments with orchestra was fairly extensive. The most famous include two concertos for [[horn (instrument)|French horn]], which are still part of the standard repertoire of most French horn soloists; a [[Violin Concerto (Strauss)|Violin Concerto in D minor]]; the [[Burleske (Richard Strauss)|''Burleske'' for piano and orchestra]]; the tone poem ''[[Don Quixote (Strauss)|Don Quixote]]'' for cello, viola and orchestra; the well-known late [[Oboe Concerto (Richard Strauss)|Oboe Concerto in D major]]; and the Duet-Concertino for bassoon, clarinet and orchestra, which was one of his last works (1947).

In March 1933, when Richard Strauss was 68, [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazi Party]] rose to power. Strauss never joined the Nazi party, and studiously avoided Nazi forms of greeting. For reasons of expediency,{{cn}} however, he was initially drawn into cooperating with the early Nazi regime in the hope that Hitler — an ardent Wagnerian and music lover who had admired Strauss's work since viewing ''Salome'' in 1907 — would promote German art and culture. Strauss's need to protect his Jewish daughter-in-law and Jewish grandchildren also motivated his behavior, in addition to his determination to preserve and conduct the music of banned composers such as [[Mahler]] and [[Debussy]].