28 min listen
Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs
FromSoul Music
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
Richard Strauss was 84 when he completed his last work. It was the Four Last Songs, which, although about death, convey a sense of calm acceptance. It was written of its time in 1948, but it still touches the hearts of many listeners today.
As the soprano voice delves ever deeper into the richness of the music, interviewees tell how the Four Last Songs have brought calm and beauty at key moments in their lives.
Contributors
Alan Yentob
Michael Kennedy
Gillian Weir
Margaret Nelson
Jamie Nichols
Gabe Meline
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
Richard Strauss was 84 when he completed his last work. It was the Four Last Songs, which, although about death, convey a sense of calm acceptance. It was written of its time in 1948, but it still touches the hearts of many listeners today.
As the soprano voice delves ever deeper into the richness of the music, interviewees tell how the Four Last Songs have brought calm and beauty at key moments in their lives.
Contributors
Alan Yentob
Michael Kennedy
Gillian Weir
Margaret Nelson
Jamie Nichols
Gabe Meline
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
Released:
Sep 29, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
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