Strauss- Last Songs - An Alpine Symphony -Blu-ray-

Dresden and the Staatskapelle Dresden have a special relation to Richard Strauss. Many of his compositions had their world premiere in Dresden and the composer dedicated An Alpine Symphony to the Dresden orchestra. The programme includes Four Last Songs, Ernster Gesang by Wolfgang Rihm and the German premiere of the last completed Strauss song ""Mallows"" in an orchestral version, arranged specifically for Dresden by Wolfgang Rihm.