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The Four Last Songs (German: Vier letzte Lieder), Op. posth., for soprano and orchestra are – with the exception of the song "Malven" (Mallows), composed later the same year – the final completed works of Richard Strauss. They were composed in 1948 when the composer was 84.
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Strauss's Four Last Songs are simply one of the most touchingly beautiful ways for a composer to end his career, says Jane Jones. At the end of a long and successful career, when a composer still has the power to move his audience with a swansong of such sublime beauty that it takes your breath away - well, you know that work is a masterpiece.
Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs: a quick guide to essential recordings | Gramophone. Monday, May 24, 2021. Three highly recommended recordings: a modern choice, a classic and an indulgence. Welcome to Gramophone ...
Composer. Richard Strauss. Universally considered among the composer’s most beautiful, profound, and human works, Strauss's Four Last Songs were among his last compositions and served as a final love letter to his wife of nearly 60 years, the soprano Pauline de Ahna. Quick Facts.