Kirsten Flagstad; VIER LETZTE LIEDER; ( World Premiere 1950); Richard Strauss

This channel is the reestablishment of previous channels that have been sadly terminated. Kirsten Flagstadsoprano Wilhelm Furtwänglerconductor Philharmonia Orchestra 1950 Sequence of the songs Roth s 1950 published sequence follows neither the order of composition of the songs (Im Abendrot: May 6, 1948; Frühling: July 20, 1948; Beim Schlafengehen: August 4, 1948; September: September 20, 1948) nor that of the 1950 premiere (by Kirsten Flagstad conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler). Although most recordings adhere to Roth, some stay with Flagstad, Furtwängler Beim Schlafengehen, September, Frühling, Im Abendrot. The latter include Sena Jurinac s 1951 recording with the Stockholm Philharmonic conducted by Fritz Busch; Lisa Della Casa s 1953 recording with the Vienna Philharmonic under Karl Böhm; and Felicity Lott s 1986 recording with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Neeme Järvi. There is no authority because Strauss did not conceive a cycle, but he did entrust the premiere to Flagstad.