Das Lied von der Erde

Album by Gustav Mahler & Brigitte Fassbaender & Francisco Araiza & Berliner Philharmoniker & Carlo Maria Giulini

Das Lied von der Erde is a song-symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1909 and first performed in 1911. The work blends late-Romantic orchestral writing with vocal soloists in a cycle of settings of poetic texts, reflecting Mahler's late-career engagement with themes of mortality and farewell and marking a transitional point between 19th-century Romanticism and early 20th-century developments in musical expression.
First released: 12th October 1984

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Das Lied von der Erde: I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde: Allegro pesante
    8:41
  2. 2.
    Das Lied von der Erde: II. Der Einsame im Herbst
    9:47
  3. 3.
    Das Lied von der Erde: III. Von der Jugend
    3:21
  4. 4.
    Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Von der Schönheit
    7:38
  5. 5.
    Das Lied von der Erde: V. Der Trunkene im Frühling
    4:25
  6. 6.
    Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied
    30:23

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