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| Composer | Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Vocal |
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BudapestWagner / R.Strauss - Szutrély / Keller
Wagner, Strauss R.
Concerto Budapest; Katalin Szutrély; András Keller
LiverpoolFour Last Songs
Tcherepnin, Strauss R., Rimsky-Korsakov
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Karel Deseure; Sarah Brady
ManchesterShostakovich Symphony No 5: RNCM Symphony Orchestra
Manna, Strauss R., Shostakovich
Royal Northern College of Music Symphony Orchestra; Kahchun Wong; Juan Jose Munoz Borja; Esther Shea
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Summits and Sunsets: Thielemann and the Staatskapelle
Diana Damrau doesn't quite soar in the Four Last Songs, but this was an Alpensinfonie to treasure.
Runnicles brings Strauss and Brahms to life in Auckland
Plenty of richness is evident in Runnicles’ Strauss and Brahms in Auckland Town Hall, with Madeleine Pierard a radiant soloist in the Four Last Songs.
Natalya Romaniw resplendent in Strauss’ Four Last Songs at the Proms
Paweł Kapuła and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra make hay with a variegated Proms, opening with Hans Werner Henze's orchestral fantasy on Schubert’s Erlkönig.
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