Das Lied Von Der Erdc

Mahler (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music & Arts Program
• ASIN: B000001OFG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #763,958 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra: No. 1, 'Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde' (The Drinking Song of Ea

2. Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra: No. 2, 'Der Einsame im Herbst' (The Solitary Autumn): 'Herbstnebel

3. Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra: No. 3, 'Von der Jugend' (Of Youth): 'Mitten in dem kleinen Teiche'

4. Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra: No. 4, 'Von der Schonheit' (Of Beauty): 'Junge Madchen pflucken Blu

5. Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra: No. 5, 'Der Trunkene im Fruhling' (The Drunkard in Spring): 'Wenn n

6. Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra: No. 6, 'Der Abschied' (The Farewell): 'Die Sonne scheidet hinter de

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is there a perfect performance of Das lied ?, September 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Das Lied Von Der Erdc (Audio CD)

Well...perhaps. These days conductors seem to get no time to really work with an orchestra to iron out every detail.

Horenstein was lucky. The BBC gave him plenty of time to prepare this performance. And the results are all too obvious. The fine BBC Northern, new to this music, lend their contribution a sense of discovery and freshness which more than compensates the occasional lack of string tone for example.

The soloists are totally sympathetic to Horenstein's expansive tempi; and the mezzo, the late Alfreda Hodgkinson is as finer soloist as one could hope to hear.

Why so many interpretations seem to me to miss the point is that Mahler was very clear about the dynamics, balance and tempo relationships in the score. Horenstein is broader than most but never flinches.

The glorious Abschied is terribly difficult music to pull off. But Horenstein achieves the near miracle of total fidelity and attention to balance and dynamics, yet sounds vital and spontaneous throughout. The intensity he sustains with Hodgson is nearly unbearable; and at last we can hear the Abschied in the way I'm convinced mahler intended us too.

There are not many recordings which change your life, but this is one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sonically Amazing, October 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Das Lied Von Der Erdc (Audio CD)

This performance is second to none available for this incredibly difficult work. The solist is perfect, the tempi sublime, and the orchestra seems perfectly in tune with what Horenstein wants. The result is never overbearing and always fraught with the kind of tension that this work requires.

Considering that this recording was taken from "air checks" broadcast years ago, the sonics on this disk are nothing short of stunning. The first movement is sonically somewhat less with regard to overall ambience and sense of the performance space, but the the rest is near-perfect, complete with the occasional creak of a performer's chair. The inner detail, especially within the woodwinds, so important to the texture of this work, is carefully rendered without the annoying "spotlight mike" feel that is never a part of a concert-hall experience.

Speaking as a true Mahler-lover as well as a careful stereo hobbyist, this is the one 'Das Lied' to own.