The Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado, draws together outstanding orchestral musicians and soloists such as Kolja Blacher, Natalia Gutman, Reinhold Friedrich and Sabine Meyer. This live-recording from the Gala Concert 2004 includes the 4 Last Songs by Richard Strauss, with world star Renée Fleming and a concerto performance of the second act of Richard Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde.