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| Composer | Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Vocal |
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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
TokyoChristian Thielemann Conducts Staatskapelle Berlin
Strauss R.
Staatskapelle Berlin; Christian Thielemann; Camilla Nylund
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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.
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra with Lise Davidsen in New York
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra provide darkness with the suite from a new opera about Crimea, then balm with Four Last Songs, wonderfully sung by Lise Davidsen. High-speed Beethoven follows.
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