TITLE : Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs Richard Wagner: Wesendonk-Lieder
	CATALOGUE NUMBER : 464 742-2
	INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATE : December 2000
WORKS
Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs 1 Frühling (Hesse) 2 September (Hesse) 3 Beim Schlafengehen (Hesse) 4 Im Abendrot (Eichendorff) Richard Wagner: Wesendonk-Lieder 1 Der Engel 2 Stehe still! 3 Im Treibhaus 4 Schmerzen 5 Träume
ARTISTS
Jessye Norman, soprano Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Kurt Masur (Strauss) London Symphony Orchestra Sir Colin Davis (Wagner)
COMPOSERS
Richard Strauss Richard Wagner
RECORDING INFORMATION
These wonderful songs, written the year before Strauss died, contain all the deep emotions of an artist at the end of his life. Their performance requires the kind of artistry supplied by Jessye Norman in this recording, which confirms yet again her true greatness. Without a doubt, one of the real treasures of the Philips catalogue. For this occasion the Four Last Songs are coupled with the equally stunning performance of Wagner’s Wesendonk-Lieder. This item is remastered in 24 bits-96kHz sound, especially for the Philips 50 series. Gramophone Record Award 1984 (Strauss) Edison 1984 (Strauss) Grand Prix National du Disque Lyrique 1972 (Wagner) Grand Prix National du Disque de l’Académie de Musique Français 1976 (Wagner)