Das Lied von der Erde

Album by Gustav Mahler & Klaus Florian Vogt & Christian Gerhaher & Orchestre symphonique de Montréal & Kent Nagano

Das Lied von der Erde is a symphonic song cycle by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, composed in 1908–1909 and first performed in 1911. Combining late-Romantic orchestral colour with extended solo vocal passages, it sets German translations of Chinese poetry for two vocal soloists and large orchestra and occupies a key place in Mahler's late output, reflecting his preoccupation with mortality and experimentation at the boundary between symphony and song cycle.
First released: 2009

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Das Lied von der Erde: I. Das Trinklied von Jammer der Erde
    8:29
  2. 2.
    Das Lied von der Erde: II. Der Einsame im Herbst
    9:38
  3. 3.
    Das Lied von der Erde: III. Von der Jugend
    3:11
  4. 4.
    Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Von der Schönheit
    6:47
  5. 5.
    Das Lied von der Erde: V. Der Trunkene im Frühling
    4:10
  6. 6.
    Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied
    29:07

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