Notes: | The 1st work a symphonic poem; the 2nd-3rd works sung in German; the 3rd work an excerpt from his opera Die Frau ohne Schatten, Act 2. Additional titles on container: Vier letzte Lieder ; Die Frau ohne Schatten : Act II (Excerpt). Eds. recorded: Boosey & Hawkes (2nd-3rd works). Recorded Apr. 30-May 1, 1962 (1st work) and July 6-9, 1973 (2nd-3rd works); previously released. Compact disc (indexed); analog recording. Durations: 33:55 ; 19:11 ; 14:12. Booklet contains program notes in English, French, German and Italian, and German words with English translations. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, conductor (in the 1st work) ; Leontyne Price, soprano (in the 2nd-3rd works) ; Patricia Clark, soprano, men of the Ambrosian Opera Chorus (in the 3rd work) ; New Philharmonia Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, conductor (in the 2nd-3rd works).
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