# Four Last Songs discography

Chronological – by no means complete – list of recordings of Richard Strauss' Vier letzte Lieder.

## Recordings

| Year | Artist | Conductor Orchestraor Pianist | Label Catalogue number |
| 1950 | Kirsten Flagstad | Wilhelm Furtwängler Philharmonia Orchestra | CD: Testament Cat: SBT1410 |
| 1951 | Sena Jurinac | Fritz Busch Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | CD: EMI "Références" Cat: CDH 7 63199 2 |
| 1953 | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | Otto Ackermann Philharmonia Orchestra | CD: Naxos "Historical" Cat: 8.111145 |
| 1953 | Lisa Della Casa | Karl Böhm Wiener Philharmoniker | CD: Decca "Legends" Cat: 000289 467 1182 8 CD: Naxos "Historical" Cat: 8.111347 |
| 1955 | Christel Goltz | Heinrich Hollreiser Pro Musica Orchestra | LP: VOX Classics Cat: PL 9400 |
| 1956 | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | Herbert von Karajan Philharmonia Orchestra | CD: Urania Cat: URN 22. 379 |
| 1958 | Inge Borkh | Ferdinand Leitner Orchestre Symphonique de Vichy | CD: Ponto Recordings Cat: PONTO 1010 |
| 1958 | Lois Marshall | Thomas Beecham Concertgebouworkest | CD: Gala Cat: GL 100.799 |
| 1961 | Sena Jurinac | Malcolm Sargent BBC Symphony Orchestra | CD: BBC "Legends" Cat: BBCL 4107-2 |
| 1961 | Teresa Stich-Randall | Ernest Ansermet Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | CD: Cascavalle Cat: VEL 3135 |
| 1964 | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | George Szell Concertgebouworkest | CD: Audiophile Classics Cat: APL 101.548 |
| 1964 | Evelyn Lear | Karl Böhm Wiener Philharmoniker | CD: VAI Music Cat: VAIA 1159 |
| 1964 | Hanne-Lore Kuhse | Václav Neumann Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | CD: Berlin Classics Cat: BC 2075-2 |
| 1965 | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | George Szell Radio-Symphonieorchester Berlin | CD: EMI Classics "Great Recordings of the Century" Cat: 0724356696020 |
| 1967 | Martina Arroyo | Günter Wand Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester | CD: Profil Medien Cat: PH06005 |
| 1968 | Gundula Janowitz | Bernard Haitink Concertgebouworkest | CD: Philips "Dutch Masters - Bernard Haitink" Cat: 462 947-2 |
| 1970 | Birgit Nilsson | Leif Segerstam Sveriges Radios symfoniorkester | CD: Bluebell Cat: ABCD 009 |
| 1970 | Eleanor Steber | James Levine Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra | CD: VAI Music Cat: VAIA 1012 |
| 1974 | Leontyne Price | Erich Leinsdorf New Philharmonia Orchestra | CD: RCA Victor Cat: nla |
| 1974 | Gundula Janowitz | Herbert von Karajan Berliner Philharmoniker | CD: Deutsche Grammophon "The Originals" Cat: 000289 447 4222 0 |
| 1976 | Elisabeth Söderström | Antal Doráti Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | CD: BBC "Legends" Cat: BBCL 4153-2 |
| 1976 | Montserrat Caballé | Alain Lombard Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg | LP: Erato Cat: STU 71054 |
| 1976 | Teresa Żylis-Gara | Franz-Paul Decker Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Hannover | LP: Rodolphe Cat: RP 12 392 |
| 1977 | Aase Nordmo Løvberg | Okko Kamu Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra | CD: Simax Cat: PSC 1803 |
| 1977 | Lucia Popp | Georg Solti Chicago Symphony Orchestra | DVD-Video: Decca Cat: 074 3203 |
| 1979 | Kiri Te Kanawa | Andrew Davis London Symphony Orchestra | CD: Sony Classical Cat: SMK89881 |
| 1981 | Sylvia Sass | Ervin Lukács Hungarian State Orchestra | LP: Hungaroton Cat: SLPX 12397 |
| 1981 | Heather Harper | Norman Del Mar Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | CD: Carlton Classics Cat: 15656 91382 |
| 1982 | Roberta Alexander | Adam Gatehouse National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands | LP: Eurosound Cat: ES 46.583 |
| 1982 | Elisabeth Söderström | Richard Armstrong Welsh National Opera Orchestra | LP: EMI Cat: ASD 4103 |
| 1982 | Lucia Popp | Klaus Tennstedt London Philharmonic Orchestra | CD: EMI Classics Cat: 0724358643725 |
| 1982 | Jessye Norman | Kurt Masur Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | CD: Philips Classics Cat: 000289 464 7422 8 |
| 1983 | Elly Ameling | Wolfgang Sawallisch Concertgebouworkest | CD: Heartselling Cat: GW 80003 |
| 1985 | Anna Tomowa-Sintow | Herbert von Karajan Berliner Philharmoniker | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 419 188-2 |
| 1985 | Éva Marton | Andrew Davis Toronto Symphony Orchestra | LP: CBS Cat: IM 42019 |
| 1986 | Felicity Lott | Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish National Orchestra | CD: Chandos Cat: CHAN 8518 |
| 1987 | Heather Harper | Richard Hickox London Symphony Orchestra | CD: EMI Classics Cat: 2283742 |
| 1988 | Arleen Auger | André Previn Wiener Philharmoniker | CD: Telarc Cat: CD-80180 |
| 1990 | Kiri Te Kanawa | Georg Solti Wiener Philharmoniker | CD: Decca Cat: 000289 430 5112 5 |
| 1991 | Gwyneth Jones | Roberto Paternostro Tokyo Symphony Orchestra | CD: KOCH Schwann Cat: 314 081 |
| 1992 | Júlia Várady | Kurt Masur Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | DVD-Video: Digital Classics Cat: 1008DC |
| 1993 | Cheryl Studer | Giuseppe Sinopoli Staatskapelle Dresden | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 000289 439 8652 6 |
| 1993 | Elisabeth Meyer-Topsøe | Hans Norbert Bihlmaier Sjællands Symfoniorkester | CD: Kontrapunkt Cat: 32156 |
| 1993 | Charlotte Margiono | Edo de Waart Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland | CD: Brilliant Classics Cat: 9065 |
| 1993 | Lucia Popp | Michael Tilson Thomas London Symphony Orchestra | CD: Sony Classical Cat: SK 48242 |
| 1995 | Barbara Hendricks | Wolfgang Sawallisch Philadelphia Orchestra | CD: EMI Classics Cat: CDC5 5099950466528 |
| 1995 | Renée Fleming | Christoph Eschenbach Houston Symphony Orchestra | CD: RCA Cat: 09026 68539 2 |
| 1995 | Carole Farley | José Serebrier Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra | CD: BMG Cat: 756055700227 |
| 1995 | Joanna Borowska | Friedrich Haider Cracow Radio Symphony Orchestra | CD: Nightingale Classics Cat: NC161864-2 |
| 1996 | Hellen Kwon | Adrian Leaper Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria | CD: Arte Nova Cat: 74321 54466 2 |
| 1998 | Barbara Bonney | Malcolm Martineau, piano | CD: Decca Cat: 460 812-2 |
| 1998 | Deborah Voigt | Kurt Masur New York Philharmonic Orchestra | CD: Teldec Cat: 3984-25990-2 |
| 1998 | Karita Mattila | Claudio Abbado Berliner Philharmoniker | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 445 182-2 |
| 1999 | Gabriele Fontana | Erik Werba, piano | CD: Preiser Records Cat: PR93377 |
| 1999 | Jane Eaglen | Donald Runnicles London Symphony Orchestra | CD: Sony Cat: SK 61720 |
| 1999 | Karita Mattila | Claudio Abbado Berliner Philharmoniker | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 000289 445 1822 1 |
| 1999 | Gitta-Maria Sjöberg | Jan Wagner Odense Symfoniorkester | DVD-Audio: Silverline Cat: 288119-9 |
| 2001 | Soile Isokoski | Marek Janowski Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin | CD: Ondine Cat: ODE982-2 |
| 2002 | Melanie Diener | David Zinman Tonhalle Orchester Zürich | CD: Arte Nova Cat: 74321 95999 2 |
| 2003 | Georgina von Benza | Marco De Prosperis Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken | CD: TADE International Cat: TADECD 002 |
| 2004 | Anne Schwanewilms | Mark Elder The Hallé | CD: BBC Cat: BBC MM270 |
| 2004 | Michaela Kaune | Eiji Oue NDR Radiophilharmonie | CD: Berlin Classics Cat: 0017812BC |
| 2004 | Nancy Yuen | Somtow Sucharitkul Siam Philharmonc Orchestra | CD: Orchid Music Cat: OM-0401 |
| 2005 | Konrad Jarnot | Helmut Deutsch, piano | CD: Oehms Classics Cat: OC 518 |
| 2006 | Christine Brewer | Donald Runnicles Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | CD: Telarc Cat: CD-80661 |
| 2006 | Ricarda Merbeth | Michael Halász Staatskapelle Weimar | CD: Naxos Cat: 8.570283 |
| 2006 | Nina Stemme | Antonio Pappano Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, London | CD: EMI Classics Cat: 0094637879726 |
| 2006 | Ricarda Merbeth | Gianluigi Gelmetti Sydney Symphony Orchestra | CD: Sydney Symphony Recordings Cat: SSO 200803 |
| 2007 | Qilian Chen | Dirk Brossé Shanghai Opera House Orchestra | CD: Pavane Records Cat: ADW 7542 |
| 2007 | Anja Harteros | Fabio Luisi Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden | CD: Sony Classical Cat: 88697 14197-2 |
| 2007 | Barbara Krieger | Heiko Mathias Förster Berliner Symphoniker | CD: Brilliant Classics Cat: 8957 |
| 2007 | Waltraud Meier | Joseph Breinl, piano | CD: Farao Classics Cat: B 108033 |
| 2008 | Yvonne Kenny | Johannes Fritzsch Queensland Symphony Orchestra | CD: ABC Classics Cat: ABC 476 3954 |
| 2009 | Renée Fleming | Christian Thielemann Münchner Philharmoniker | CD: Decca Cat: 000289 478 1074 2 |
| 2009 | Anja Harteros | Mariss Jansons Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks | CD: BR-Klassik Cat: 900707 |
| 2009 | Aga Mikolaj | Karl Sollak WDR Rundfunfunkorchester Köln | CD: CPO Cat: 777 641-2 |
| 2010 | Polina Pasztircsák | Alexander Rahbari Musikkollegium Winterthur | CD: Nascor Cat: NS07 |
| 2010 | Dorothea Röschmann | Yannick Nézet-Séguin Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra | SACD: BIS Records Cat: BIS-SACD-1880 |
| 2011 | Anne Schwanewilms | Markus Stenz Gürzenich-Orchester Köln | CD: Orfeo Cat: C 858 121 A |
| 2011 | Lisa Larsson | Douglas Boyd Musikkollegium Winterthur | SACD: Dabringhaus und Grimm Cat: MDG 901 1738-6 |
| 2013 | Erika Sunnegårdh | Will Humburg Malmö Symphony Orchestra | MP3: Cat: 888174 304687 |
| 2014 | Anna Netrebko | Daniel Barenboim Staatskapelle Berlin | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 0289 479 3964 1 |
| 2014 | Erin Wall | Andrew Davis Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | CD: ABC Classics Cat: ABC 481 1122 |