"Capriccio" Closing Scene; Four Last Songs

by Richard Strauss

"Capriccio" Closing Scene; Four Last Songs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1953
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 37:05
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Highlighting the exquisite, technically flawless soprano of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, this recording captures Strauss's final, profoundly moving meditations on mortality and art. Conducted by Otto Ackermann, the lush, autumnal orchestrations perfectly complement her deeply expressive, nostalgic delivery. The interpretation of the 'Four Last Songs' here is widely considered an absolute pinnacle of vocal recording history.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Four Last Songs: Fr眉hling
  2. Four Last Songs: September
  3. Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen
  4. Four Last Songs: Im Abendrot
  5. Capriccio, Op. 85: Closing Scene (Morgen mittag um elf)

Credits

  • Mort Garson - directed by [orch.], written-by
  • Earl Shuman - written-by
  • Leon Carr - written-by
  • Bob Hilliard - written-by

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