Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

Klasyczna Muzyka Romantyczna
premiera polska: 2018-09-03
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Conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, this performance of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) was recorded at concerts in Munich's Herkulessaal on January 25 and 26, 2018, and features Magdalena Kožená and Stuart Skelton. The work is subtitled 'A symphony for tenor, alto (or baritone) voice and orchestra'. It examines the border between two different genres: the Lied, in its extended form as a song cycle, and the symphony. The entire work is spanned by a taut arc, culminating – in accordance with the principle of intensification – in a huge final movement lasting as long as all the others together, and entitled Der Abschied (The Farewell). Here, Mahler is continuing the genre of the 'Finale Symphony', and the brightening of C minor to C major is even reminiscent of his usual apotheoses. In this symphony, as in his others, Mahler wanted to 'create a world using all existing technical means'.

Gramophone Magazine
What is perhaps most immediately striking is the detail and brilliance of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra’s playing…[Skelton] makes a fine, handsome sound and offers something special in his moving reactions to the poetry. Kožená in her songs offers singing of supreme beauty. In fact, she sings almost too beautifully at times…Not a conventional Lied, perhaps, but a fascinating and beguiling one: highly recommended.

Sunday Times
Rattle accompanies the light but lustrous mezzo of his wife, Kozena, with the utmost delicacy...Skelton’s heroic voice is an ideal instrument for the more flamboyant tenor songs, singing with bravado, and the Munich players have nothing to fear from comparison with Rattle’s (former) Berliners.

The Times * * * *
The playing stirred by Simon Rattle from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra has a radiant beauty and piercing clarity quite beyond the norm. Every instrumental line stands out, from a somersaulting flute to the ominous groans of the bass clarinet: precious gifts in a work featuring so many delicate textures.

muzycy:
Magdalena Kožená
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Simon Rattle: conductor

utwory:
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde 1:04:08

total time - 1:04:08
wydano: 31st Aug 2018
nagrano: Recording Venue: München, Herkulessaal, Germany, Recorded: 25-27 January 2018