Oct 4th, 2008 · Four Last Songs, by German composer Richard Strauss, is a song cycle marked by the awareness and acceptance of death. A new recording captures world-famous soprano Renee Fleming as she sings his last pieces for a second time — this time with a new direction.
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Sep 6th, 2005 · Pianist Brad Mehldau and reigning American soprano Renee Fleming present a concert of surprises, including a new commission from Carnegie Hall based on the work of German poet Rainer Maria Rilke.
Keywords: Americans · Jazz · German · soprano · concert · pianist · poet · Carnegie Hall · Surprises · Fleming · Mehldau · Renee
Jan 26th, 2005 · Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews two new albums of Handel arias by opera singers Renee Fleming and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (on the Universal and Avie labels).
Keywords: critic · classics · music · universities · Singer · Opera · album · Labels · Lloyd Schwartz · Handel · Renee Fleming · Aria