Yvonne Kenny Sings Four Last Songs The Queensland Orchestra; Johannes Fritzsch (conductor) ABC Classics 476 3964

Richard Strauss’ writing for orchestra and soprano is relentlessly passionate. It is a musical palette, which shows the influence of Schumann, Wagner and Liszt. Yet, it is highly personal. He was deeply in love with singing and the human voice. Afterall, he married a soprano, Pauline de Ahna (in May 1894). The three songs Morgen! … Read more