Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Tod und Verklärung, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche & Vier letzte Lieder (Remastered) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Otto Ackermann, Wiener Philharmoniker

• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949):
• 1 Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20 18:39
• 2 Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 24:30
• 3 Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 16:11
• Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296:
• 4 Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296: I. Frühling 03:27
• 5 Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296: II. September 04:11
• 6 Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296: III. Beim Schlafengehen 04:32
• 7 Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296: IV. Im Abendrot 07:13
• Total Runtime 01:18:43

Info for Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Tod und Verklärung, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche & Vier letzte Lieder (Remastered)

Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts three of Richard Strauss' symphonic poems in Vienna reproduced in the best possible sound, and paired with the first recording in London of the 'Vier Letzte Lieder', under the supervision of Walter Legge [Mr Schwarzkopf]. A homage to Richard Strauss for his 150th anniversary. One of the best recordings of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf at her peak. Don Juan, Musikvereinsaal Vienna, March 2-3 1954 Tod und Verklärung Musikvereinsaal Vienna, 21, 23-24 March 1950 Till Eulenspiegel Musikvereinsaal Vienna, March 1954 4 Last Songs, London, Waldorf Town Hall 25 Sept 1953.

"Extraordinarily, Praga has then included Strauss’s Four Last Songs, sung so memorably by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, in her famous 1953 recording with Otto Ackermann and the Philharmonia Orchestra. This has dominated the catalogue for six decades but sounds wonderfully fresh in this splendid remastered version. Schwarzkopf has a modern competitor in Dorothea Röschmann in partnership with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. In the unforgettable final song, ‘Im Abendrot’, the two performances are equally moving, but Schwarzkopf’s account makes a splendid bonus for this fine album" (Gramophone)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Wiener Philharmoniker
The Philharmonia
Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
Otto Ackermann, conductor

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