Mahler - Song Cycles
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Label: Pentatone
Cat No: PTC5186576
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 7th July 2017
Contents
Artists
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Marc AlbrechtWorks
KindertotenliederLieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Ruckert-Lieder (5)
Artists
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Marc AlbrechtAbout
Richly lyrical, poignant and soul searching, Mahler’s orchestral songs deal with the familiar themes of love, life, resignation and loss, exquisitely realised on an orchestral canvas which combines haunting and compelling sonorities with strident, unsettling dissonances. While not as ambitious as his symphonies, they are as deeply-felt and often regarded as the key to the larger-scale works.
The eloquent sadness of the Kindertotenlieder is expressed though the rather bare orchestration and the entrancing use of solo instruments, culminating in a blissfully serene conclusion. With Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, the restless mood swings are matched with fluctuating, vividly textured orchestral colours. And for the most lyrical song cycle, the Rückert-Lieder, the delicately woven orchestral textures are ravishing in their effect, especially in the incomparable Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, a song of which Mahler said “It is truly me”.
“What makes Albrecht’s Mahler so unique? His approach has integrity, is intelligent and sensitive … Albrecht leads the Mahler that makes you love Mahler.” - NRC Handelsblad
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