Christine Brewer and The Four Last Songs of Richard Strauss: Lammermuir Festival 2014 Radio Lammermuir

Soprano Christine Brewer is widely regarded as one of the finest performers of Richard Strauss' achingly beautiful Four Last Songs - his farewell to the world. She talks to us here about her journey with this work from hearing it for the first time to what will be her 96th performance at The Lammermuir Festival in September.

She performs at The Lammermuir Festival this year on Saturday 20 September at 7.00pm in St Mary's Haddington with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marytn Brabbins. www.lammermuirfestival.co.uk for more details and tickets

The concert will be recorded live by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast

Music featured in this podcast:
Christine Brewer, soprano and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Donald Runnicles (Telarc)
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Excerpts from:
no 1: Frühling
no 2: September
no 3: Beim Schlafengehen

Christine Brewer photo: Christian Steiner