Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth) Alice Coote

• Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth)
• 1 I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (The Drinking Song of Earth's Misery) 08:02
• 2 II. Der Einsame im Herbst (The Lonely One in Autumn) 09:41
• 3 III. Von der Jugend (Of Youth) 03:01
• 4 IV. Von der Schonheit (Of Beauty) 07:40
• 5 V. Der Trunkene im Fruhling (The Drunkard in Spring) 04:29
• 6 VI. Der Abschied (The Farewell) 29:50
• Total Runtime 01:02:43

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Das Lied is considered the most personal of Mahler’s works. It represents a synthesis of the two great pillars in Mahler’s oeuvre, the symphony and the song. On the face of it, it is cycle of six orchestral songs. But at the same time, it features three protagonists: not just the two solo voices, but the orchestra as well, and its formal structure is symphonic in nature.

The two soloists on this recording are the best known for this work. They sing it all over the world with top orchestras to fabulous reviews and PentaTone is delighted to welcome them to their label. The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra has a splendid reputation for its Mahler performances mainly under previous Music Director Harmut Haenchen.

“[Coote's] singing may not be as sumptuous as some, but it is exquisitely coloured; every word matters, and the sadness that pervades the mezzo songs in particular is conveyed without it ever becoming self-conscious or sentimental...well worth hearing, especially for Coote's contribution” (The Guardian)

Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Burkhard Fritz, tenor
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Marc Albrecht, conductor

Recorded at Beurs van Berlage, Yakult zaal, Amsterdam, June 21 and 22, 2012
Executive Producer: Job Maarse
Recording Producer: Wolfram Nehls
Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen
Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot
Editing: Wolfram Nehls

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