Kurt Masur conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in a 1992 performance of Richard Strauss's final work, 'Vier Letzte Lieder' ('Four Last Songs') with soprano Julia Varady as the soloist. The concert, which is recorded live at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, also includes 'Metamorphosen', a composition for 23 strings written by Strauss during the closing months of the Second World War to mourn the bombing of the Munich Opera House.
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