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Four Last Songs

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Four Last Songs

Sequence of songs for soprano and orchestra by Richard Strauss, composed in 1948, his last work. They were first performed in London, England, on 22 May 1950, with soloist Kirsten Flagstad, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. The first three texts are by Hermann Hesse, Frühling, September, and Beim Schlafengehen; no. 4 is by Joseph von Eichendorff, Im Abendrot.



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