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GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911)
Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Gregory Kunde, tenor
Houston Symphony / Hans Graf
In 1907 Mahler suffered a series of severe losses. Following pressure, he resigned his position as Director of the Court Opera in Vienna. After his elder daughter Maria died, he himself received the diagnosis of a severe heart condition. During the summer of 1908, Mahler sketched Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), a ‘symphony for two vocal soloists and orchestra’. The texts, taken from Hans Bethge’s The Chinese Flute, are concerned with the themes of transience and loss, culminating in the overwhelming Der Abschied (The Farewell).
There are many classic performances of this work but they tend to fall into the ‘historic’ category; singers such as Forrester, Ferrier, Baker, Fischer-Dieskau, Ludwig etc. More recently Lipovsek with Solti is admired. A number of recordings take the option for a baritone in place of the mezzo.
Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, Hans Graf is the fifteenth and one of the longest serving music directors of the Houston Symphony. In this recording, Graf is joined by two highly acclaimed singers: American mezzo-soprano Jane Henschel and American tenor Gregory Kunde.
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