a recurring theme

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Twice in the last few days I've had conversations in which I wanted to argue that Ariadne auf Naxos was a requiem for classical music, but been unable to remember the name of the opera. So here it is.

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OK, I'll bite. Why?

I don't know the opera, but I love Strauss in general, and having read the synopsis on Wikipedia, I would love to see a performance. But what makes it a requiem for classical music? There was a whole lot of classical music subsequent to this: Mahler, for instance. Or do you mean classical in the sense of Mozart being classical while Beethoven was Romantic?