Description
Alma Mahler: Complete Songs - Lilli Paasikivi, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorma Panula / Ondine Audio CD 2003 / ODE 1024-2
UPC 0761195102428
Alma Mahler-Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite. Musically active from her early years, she was the composer of nearly fifty songs for voice and piano, and works in other genres as well. 17 songs are known to have survived. At 15, she was mentored by Max Burckhard.
She married composer Gustav Mahler, who later began to support her in composing and assisted in preparing some of her works for publication, but he died in 1911. In 1915, Alma married Walter Gropius, and they had a daughter, Manon Gropius. Throughout her marriage to Gropius, Alma engaged in an affair with Franz Werfel. Following her separation from Gropius, Alma and Werfel eventually married.
In 1938, after Nazi Germany annexed Austria, Werfel and Alma fled, as it was unsafe for the Jewish Werfel. Eventually the couple settled in Los Angeles. In later years, her salon became part of the artistic scene, first in Vienna, then in Los Angeles and New York.
| Label: | Ondine – ODE 1024-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Finland |
| Released: |
2003 |
| Genre: | Classical |
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Tracklist:
| Fünf Lieder = Five Songs | |||
| 1 | Die Stille Stadt = The Quiet Town | 2:48 | |
| 2 | In Meines Vaters Garten = In My Father's Garden | 5:25 | |
| 3 | Laue Sommernacht = Mild Summer's Night | 2:07 | |
| 4 | Bei Dir Ist Es Traut = With You It Is Pleasant | 1:38 | |
| 5 | Ich Wandle Unter Blumen = Stroll Among Flowers | 0:54 | |
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Vier Lieder = Four Songs |
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| 6 | Licht In Der Nacht = Light In The Night | 3:06 | |
| 7 | Waldseligkeit = Woodland Bliss | 1:45 | |
| 8 | Ansturm = Storm | 1:35 | |
| 9 | Erntelied = Harvest Song | 3:58 | |
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Fünf Gesänge = Five Songs |
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| 10 | Hymne = Hymn | 5:35 | |
| 11 | Ekstase = Ecstasy | 2:32 | |
| 12 | Der Erkennende = The Recogniser | 2:50 | |
| 13 | Lobgesang = Song Of Praise | 3:11 | |
| 14 | Hymne An Die Nacht = Hymn To The Night | 3:31 | |
| 15 | Leise Weht Ein Erstes Blühn = Softly Drifts A First Blossom | 3:41 | |
| 16 | Kennst Du Meine Nächte? = Do You Know My Nights? | 5:18 |
- Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Jorma Panula
- Booklet Editor – Riitta Bergroth
- Composed By – Alma Mahler
- Conductor – Jorma Panula
- Design – Cheri Tamminen
- Engineer – Enno Mäemets
- Executive-Producer – Reijo Kiilunen
- Liner Notes – Antti Häyrynen
- Liner Notes [Translated in English] – Jason Garner (5)
- Liner Notes [Translated in French] – Anja Fantapié
- Liner Notes [Translated in German] – Jürgen Schielke
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Lilli Paasikivi
- Orchestra – Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
- Photography By [Paasikivi] – Heikki Tuuli
- Photography By [Panula] – Foto-Jatta
- Producer – Seppo Siirala
