Four Last Songs

~ Release by Richard Strauss; Renée Fleming, Münchner Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Vier letzte Lieder: I. "Frühling"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (in 2008)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss3:17
2Vier letzte Lieder: II. "September"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: II. „September“ (in 2008)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-09-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss4:53
3Vier letzte Lieder: III. "Beim Schlafengehen"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (in 2008)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss5:40
4Vier letzte Lieder: IV. "Im Abendrot"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (in 2008)
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-05-06)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss7:49
5Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60: Opera "Ach! Ach! Wo war ich? Tot?"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper. [2] ”Ach! Wo war ich?” (Ariadne, Echo, Harlekin, Zerbinetta, Truffaldin) (in 2008)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper
Richard Strauss2:26
6Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60: Opera "Ein schönes war: hieß Theseus"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper. [3] „Ein Schönes war: hieß Theseus–Ariadne” (Ariadne, Najade, Echo, Dryade, Harlekin, Zerbinetta, Scaramuccio, Truffaldin) (in 2008)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper
Richard Strauss6:33
7Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60: Opera "Es gibt ein Reich"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper. [5] “Es gibt ein Reich, wo alles rein ist” (Ariadne) (in 2008)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper
Richard Strauss5:56
8Vier Gesänge, Op. 33 No. 1: "Verführung"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Verführung, op. 33 no. 1 (in 2008)
lyricist:
John Henry Mackay (Scottish-German egoist anarchist, thinker and writer)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
part of:
4 Gesänge for voice and orchestra (op. 33; TrV 180)
Richard Strauss7:13
9Fünf Lieder, Op. 48 No. 1: "Freundliche Vision"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Freundliche Vision, op. 48 no. 1 (in 2008)
lyricist:
Otto Julius Bierbaum (Martin Möbius, German writer)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1900)
part of:
5 Lieder for voice and piano (op. 48; TrV 202)
Richard Strauss2:20
10Fünf Lieder, Op. 48 No. 4: "Winterweihe"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Winterweihe, op. 48 no. 4 (in 2008)
lyricist:
Karl Friedrich Henckell
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1900)
part of:
5 Lieder for voice and piano (op. 48; TrV 202)
Richard Strauss2:59
11Acht Lieder aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10 No. 1: "Zueignung"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 (for soprano and orchestra, arr. Heger) (in 2008)
orchestrator:
Robert Heger (conductor)
lyricist:
Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1885)
arrangement of:
Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 (for voice and piano)
Richard Strauss1:40
12Die Ägyptische Helena, Act 2: "Zweite Brautnacht!"
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (in 2008)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
Die Ägyptische Helena: Act II: “Zweite Brautnacht” (in 2008)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
Richard Strauss4:40
▼ CD 2: Signature Roles at the Met Opera
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1Letter Scene: Eugene Onegin
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие I, картина 2, no. 9. Сцена письма “Пускай погибну я, но прежде” (Letter Scene “Puskay pogibnu ya, no prezhde”) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие первое
Пётр Ильич Чайковский13:01
2O silver moon: Rusalka
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Song to the Moon) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák6:47
3Piangea cantando (Willow Song): Otello
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Piangea cantando nell’erma landa” (Desdemona) (Willow Song) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi11:46
4Ah! Je suis seule, seule enfin!: Thais
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 2000)
orchestra:
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine (in 2000)
conductor:
Yves Abel (conductor) (in 2000)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II, Scène I. "Ah ! je suis seule, seule enfin !" (Thaïs) (in 2000)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet7:27
5Moonlight Music: Capriccio
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 1998)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1998)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (in 1998)
recording of:
Capriccio, op. 85: Letzte Szene. Mondscheinmusik (Orchester‐Zwischenspiel) (in 1998)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
part of:
Capriccio, op. 85: Letzte Szene
Richard Strauss25:00