Extracts from the tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" ("Thus Spake Zarathustra") op. 30 Extracts from the tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" ("Thus Spake Zarathustra") op. 30 composer Richard Strauss Main opus "Also sprach Zarathustra" ("Thus Spake Zarathustra"), Tone Poem based on Friedrich Nietzsche for Large Orchestra op. 30