Description
Jonas Kaufmann, Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde - Wiener Philharmoniker, Jonathan Nott / Sony Classical Audio CD 2017 / 88985389832
UPC 889853898329
Das Lied von der Erde ("The Song of the Earth") is an orchestral song cycle for two voices and orchestra written by Gustav Mahler between 1908 and 1909. Described as a symphony when published, it comprises six songs for two singers who alternate movements. Mahler specified that the two singers should be a tenor and an alto, or else a tenor and a baritone if an alto is not available. Mahler composed this work following the most painful period in his life, and the songs address themes such as those of living, parting and salvation. On the centenary of Mahler's birth, the composer and prominent Mahler conductor Leonard Bernstein described Das Lied von der Erde as Mahler's "greatest symphony". As with his later Symphony No. 9, Mahler did not live to hear Das Lied von der Erde performed.
| Label: | Sony Classical – 88985389832 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
Apr 7, 2017 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: |
Tracklist:
| 1 | I Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde = The Drinking Song of Earth's Sorrow = Chanson à boire de la douleur de la terre |
8:06 | |
| 2 | II Der Einsame im Herbst = The Solitary One in Autumn = Le Solitaire en automne | 9:57 | |
| 3 | III Von der Jugend = Youth = De la jeunesse | 3:08 | |
| 4 | IV Von der Schönheit = Beauty = De la beauté | 6:56 | |
| 5 | V Der Trunkene im Frühling = The Drunkard in Spring = L'Homme ivre au printemps | 4:26 | |
| 6 | VI Der Abschied = The Farewell = L'Adieu | 28:33 |
- Composed By – Mahler
- Conductor – Jonathan Nott
- Engineer – Philip Krause
- Executive Producer – Tessa Fanelsa
- Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker
- Producer – Christopher Alder
- Tenor Vocals – Jonas Kaufmann
