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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea
WHY is this stuff in the classical music section?
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I'll fix it for you...Quite possibly my favourite song. The whole set (written at the end of Strauss' life) is great but this last one is just so incredibly profound. The part from when Strauss quotes his 'transfiguration' theme from his (much) earlier 'Death and Transfiguration' to the words 'Ist dies etwa der Tod' (is this perchance death?) (4:20 - the end) are some of my favourite minutes of music. Gives me chills every single time.