Strauss privately scorned Goebbels and called him "a pipsqueak". However, in 1933 he dedicated an orchestral song, "Das Bächlein" ("The Little Brook"), to Goebbels, to gain his cooperation in extending German music copyright laws from 30 years to 50 years. Also in 1933, he replaced Arturo Toscanini as director of the Bayreuth Festival after Toscanini had resigned in protest against the Nazi regime.
strauss privately scorned goebbels and called him "a pipsqueak" however in 1933 he dedicated an orchestral song "das bächlein" ("the little brook") to goebbels to gain his cooperation in extending german music copyright laws from 30 years to 50 years also in 1933 he replaced arturo toscanini as director of the bayreuth festival after toscanini had resigned in protest against the nazi regime