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Four last songs : songs & arias ; Signature roles at the Met Opera / Richard Strauss.

Author/creator Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949 composer.
Format Audio (CD) and Musical Sound Recording
Publication Info[Place of publication not identified] : Decca ; New York : Distributed by Universal Music Distribution, ℗2008.
Description2 audio discs (55 min., 64 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Songs (High voice) with orchestra.
Operas--Excerpts.
Other author/creatorFleming, Renée performer.
Other author/creatorThielemann, Christian, 1959- conductor.
Other author/creatorSolti, Georg, 1912-1997, conductor.
Other author/creatorAbel, Yves, conductor.
Other author/creatorEschenbach, Christoph, conductor.
Included WorkStrauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Letzte Lieder.
Included WorkStrauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Ariadne auf Naxos. Selections.
Included WorkStrauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Gesänge, orchestra accompaniment, op. 33. Verführung.
Included WorkStrauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Lieder, op. 48. Freundliche Vision arranged.
Included WorkStrauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Lieder, op. 48. Winterweihe arranged.
Included WorkStrauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Lieder, op. 10. Zueignung; arranged.
Included WorkStrauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Ägyptische Helena. Zweite Brautnacht!
Included WorkTchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Evgeniĭ Onegin. St︠s︡ena pisʹma.
Included WorkDvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Rusalka. Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém.
Included WorkVerdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Piangea cantando.
Included WorkMassenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Thaïs. Dis-moi que je suis belle.
Included WorkStrauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Capriccio. Wo ist mein Bruder?
Other author/creatorMünchner Philharmoniker performer.
Other author/creatorLondon Symphony Orchestra performer.
Other author/creatorOrchestre national Bordeaux-Aquitaine, performer.
Other author/creatorWiener Philharmoniker performer.
Uniform titleVocal music. Selections
Contents Disc1. Four last songs. Vier letzte Lieder. Frühling ; September ; Beim Schlafengehen ; Im Abendrot -- Ariadne auf Naxos. Ach! Wo war ich? Tot? ; Ein Schönes war: hie�Theseus-Ariadne ; Es gibt ein Reich -- Verführung, op. 33 no. 1 -- Freundliche Vision; op. 48 no. 1 -- Winterweihe, op. 48 no. 4 -- Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 -- Die ägyptische Helena. Zweite Brautnacht / R. Strauss.
Contents Disc 2. Signature roles at the Met Opera. Eugene Onegin. Letter scene / Tchaikovsky -- Rusalka. O silver moon / Dvorak -- Otello. Piangea cantando (Willow song) ; Ave Maria / Verdi -- Thaïs. Ah! Je suis seule, seule enfin ; Dis-moi que je suis belle / Massenet -- Capriccio. Moonlight music ; Wo ist mein Bruder / R. Strauss.
General noteCD2: tracks 1-3, p1997; track 5, p1999; track 4, p2000.
General noteCompact discs.
General noteProgram notes by Roger Pines inserted. Includes vocal text in German with English translation.
Performer Renée Fleming, mezzo-soprano ; Münchner Philharmoniker ; Christian Thielemann, conductor (Four last songs) ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor ; Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine ; Yves Abel ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ; Christoph Eschenbach (Signature roles at the Met Opera).
Date/time/place of a event noteCD1 recorded live at the Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich, April 2008.
LanguageSung in German, Russian, Czech, Italian, and French.
UPC 028948013203
Publisher numberB0011852-02 Decca
Publisher numberB0011851-02 Decca (disc 1)
Publisher numberB0011852-02 CD02 Decca (disc 2)

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