Concert Performances

R. Strauss’ “Four Last Songs”

Soprano Jana McIntyre and TŌN, conducted by Leon Botstein, perform Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs in a livestreamed concert from the Fisher Center at Bard on Sep 15, 2024.

0:20 Frühling (Spring)
3:56 September
8:55 Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep)
14:40 Im Abendrot (In the Sunset Glow)

Richard Strauss
Born: 6/11/1864 in Munich
Died: 9/8/1949 at age 85 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Written: 1946–1948, in Mahler’s early 80s
Premiered: 5/22/1950 at Royal Albert Hall in London; Philharmonia Orchestra; Wilhelm Furtwängler conductor; Kirsten Flagstad soprano

>Read concert notes by TŌN trumpet player Giulia Rath