Das Lied von der Erde

by Kathleen Ferrier

Das Lied von der Erde cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1952
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:15:52
  • Community rating: 4.6/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Bruno Walter, who conducted the premiere of Mahler's 'Das Lied von der Erde', recorded the work in the Grosser Saal of the Vienna Musikverein with contralto Kathleen Ferrier, tenor Julius Patzak and the Vienna Philharmonic. Issued as a two LP set coupled with three R眉ckert Lieder, the recording has never been out of print, and it preserves Ferrier's voice little more than a year before her death from cancer at the age of 41.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, German language, sorrowful, female-vocals, elegant

Tracklist

  1. Das Lied von der Erde: I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (8:48)
  2. Das Lied von der Erde: II. Der Einsame im Herbst (9:22)
  3. Das Lied von der Erde: III. Von der Jugend (3:04)
  4. Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Von der Sch枚nheit (6:49)
  5. Das Lied von der Erde: V. Der Trunkene im Fr眉hling (4:26)
  6. Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied (28:26)
  7. R眉ckert Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (5:36)
  8. R眉ckert Lieder: Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (2:50)
  9. R眉ckert Lieder: Um Mitternacht (6:31)

Credits

  • Gustav Mahler - primary artist, composed by
  • Kathleen Ferrier - primary artist, contralto vocals
  • Julius Patzak - primary artist, tenor vocals
  • Bruno Walter - primary artist, conductor

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