Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911)

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht

2. Ging heut’ Morgen übers Feld

3. Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer

4. Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz

Rückert-Lieder

5. Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft

6. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder

7. Liebst du um Schönheit

8. Um Mitternacht

9. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn

10. Lied des Verfolgten im Turm

11. Der Tamboursg’sell

12. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen

13. Revelge

14. Urlicht

Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone)

San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony bring their historic Mahler recording cycle to a close with the composer’s three song cycles.

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony, who launched their historic Mahler recording cycle in 2001, complete the best-selling, critically acclaimed and awardwinning project with the composer’s atmospheric song cycles. The live recordings, taken from concerts in the orchestra’s Davies Symphony Hall, features two of America’s most lauded singers, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham in Rückert-Lieder, and baritone Thomas Hampson in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, and selections from Das Knaben Wunderhorn.

The release coincides with international celebrations Mahler’s music, as 2010 is the 150th anniversary of his birth, and 2011 marks the 100th year of his death. The SFS and MTT, among the world’s leading interpreters of Mahler’s music, will play a significant role in the global commemoration of Mahler, through concerts, prominent media projects, and extensive international tours. The MTT/SFS Mahler cycle has won seven Grammy Awards, including three for Best Classical Album, and has sold over 140,000 recordings world-wide. This final instalment puts the crowning touch on every collector’s CD shelf.

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