CSO Program Notes: The Inextinguishable Symphony

04/12/2018 15 min
CSO Program Notes: The Inextinguishable Symphony

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Episode Synopsis

"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."