One of these pieces ends with the line
In one of these pieces, flute trills portray the flight of a pair of larks. The prominent role of the horn in these pieces, including the solo at the end of the second one, is often taken as an homage to the composer's father, who was a horn virtuoso. The premiere of these pieces was made possible by the sponsorship of the Maharaja of Mysore. These pieces are standardly considered to be the culmination of their composer's "Indian summer" period. One of these pieces ends with the line "Is this perhaps (*) death?" along with a quotation of a theme from an earlier tone poem by the composer. These songs, set to texts by Hermann Hesse and Joseph von Eichendorff, were posthumously premiered by Kirsten Flagstad. For 10 points, name this set of songs which were the final major works of Richard Strauss.
In one of these pieces, flute trills portray the flight of a pair of larks.
Four Last Songs [or Vier letzte Lieder]