Since 2003, Mariss Jansons has been the Chief Conductor of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. With him, the orchestra has experienced one of the most successful phases in its history, not least through its sixth place ranking in Gramophone magazine’s Best Orchestras in the World list.

“His music has been my constant companion throughout my life and has moved me very deeply time and again”, said Mariss Jansons of Richard Strauss. The program on this CD comprises three of Strauss’s best-known compositions, starting with the Rosenkavalier Suite then moving on to the colourful spectacle of Till Eulenspiegel, and finishing with the Four Last Songs.

Anja Harteros, the celebrated star on the current operatic horizon, is the soloist in the Four Last Songs.

Contents:
- Rosenkavalier Suite, AV 145
Live-Recording, Munich, Herkulessaal, 19/20.10.2006

- Till Eulenspiegel’s merry pranks, Op.28
Live-Recording, Munich, Herkulessaal, 5/6.3.2009

- Four last songs o.op., AV 150
Anja Harteros (soprano), Andreas Röhn (violin solo)
Live-Recording, Munich, Philharmonie, 25/27.3.2009

Running Time: 63’33