Renée Fleming: The complete "Vier letzte Lieder" (Christian Thielemann)
Vier letzte Lieder (1948):
I. Frühling 00:00
II. September 03:16
III. Beim Schlafengehen 08:05
IV. Im Abendrot 13:44
Renée Fleming-soprano
Christian Thielemann -conductor
Müncher Philharmoniker
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| English: Renée Fleming posed for a portrait backstage after her 2011 performance in Tivoli Concerthall in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Vier letzte Lieder (1948):
I. Frühling 00:00
II. September 03:50
III. Beim Schlafengehen 09:24
IV. Im Abendrot 15:26
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) -composer
Renée Fleming -soprano
Christoph Eschenbach -conductor
Houston Symphony Orchestra
The Four Last Songs (German: Vier letzte Lieder) for soprano and orchestra were the final completed works of Richard Strauss, composed in 1948, when the composer was 84 years old.
Strauss died in September 1949. The premiere of the work was given posthumously at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 22 May 1950 by the soprano Kirsten Flagstad accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Strauss completed one final song after the Four Last Songs -called Malven, for medium voice and piano.
