Das Lied von der Erde

Album by Gustav Mahler & Marianne Beate Kielland & Andrew Staples & Musica Saeculorum & Philipp von Steinaecker

Das Lied von der Erde is an orchestral song cycle by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1909. Blending symphonic orchestration with solo vocal settings of translated Chinese poetry, it features late-Romantic harmonies, wide-ranging orchestral colour and alternating reflective and dramatic passages, and occupies a late-period place in Mahler's output that points toward more condensed, song-based orchestral approaches.
First released: 1st April 2014

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Das Lied von der Erde: I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (The Song of the Earth) [Drinking Song about the Misery of the Earth]
    8:29
  2. 2.
    Das Lied von der Erde: II. Der Einsame im Herbst (The Song of the Earth) [The Solitary One in Autumn]
    10:17
  3. 3.
    Das Lied von der Erde: III. Von der Jugend (Of Youth)
    3:12
  4. 4.
    Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Von der Schönheit (Of Beauty)
    7:16
  5. 5.
    Das Lied von der Erde: V. Der Trunkne im Frühling (The Drunkard in Spring)
    4:29
  6. 6.
    Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied (The Farewell)
    30:58

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