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>Hello all I noticed that what is, (to me), a very special and lyrical
>performance of Strauss' "Four Last Songs," performed by Lucia Popp and
>Klaus Tennstedt, is available once again.

How is the performance? I have the Sinopoli/Studer recording, which I
thoroughly enjoy (esp.  the additional orch lieder by Strauss und Wagner).
However, sometimes Studer's voice develops something of a hard edge, to
my ear.  I'd love to get some other people's thoughts on this.

Jim Saunders
Portland OR