“Music is life, and, like life, inextinguishable” wrote Danish composer Carl Nielsen of his Fourth Symphony, written during the early years of World War I. His life-affirming composition is preceded by Strauss’ poignant Four Last Songs, which has been called “the most beautifully delivered farewell in all of music.”
Wagner: Overture to Rienzi
R. Strauss: Four Last Songs
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 (The Inextinguishable)
Edward Gardner conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
December 6, 7, 8, and 11, 2018
Symphony Hall, Chicago, IL, USA