Mahler: Lieder (2005)

If one comes to these performances of Mahler's three songs cycles without prior knowledge or experience of the music, one might well think them definitive. Each singer is wonderfully suited to the texts. Thomas Quasthoff brings virility and sensitivity to the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Violeta Urmana brings vivacity and sensuality to the Rückert Lieder. Anne-Sofie von Otter beings gravity and profundity to the Kindentotenlieder. Pierre Boulez brings clarity and lucidity to his conducting and the Vienna Philharmonic ... Read More

If one comes to these performances of Mahler's three songs cycles without prior knowledge or experience of the music, one might well think them definitive. Each singer is wonderfully suited to the texts. Thomas Quasthoff brings virility and sensitivity to the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Violeta Urmana brings vivacity and sensuality to the Rückert Lieder. Anne-Sofie von Otter beings gravity and profundity to the Kindentotenlieder. Pierre Boulez brings clarity and lucidity to his conducting and the Vienna Philharmonic brings grace and beauty to its playing. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is fresh, bright, and clean. If one already knows other performances of Mahler's song cycles, one might prefer Fischer-Dieskau, Prey, Hampson, Ludwig, Baker, or Ferrier with Furtwängler, Klemperer, Barbirolli, Böhm, or Haitink. If one does, however, come to the music without prior knowledge or experience, one should probably start with an earlier recording. If one already knows the music, these superlative performances... Read Less

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