Composer: Gustav Mahler
Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: George Szell
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 9029573984
Release: 2018
Size: 924 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1899 version)
01. XI. Revelge
02. V. Das irdische Leben
03. II. Verlor’ne Müh’
04. VII. Rheinlegendchen
05. XII. Der Tamboursg’sell
06. I. Der Schildwache Nachtlied
07. IV. Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
08. X. Lob des hohen Verstandes
09. VI. Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
10. VIII. Lied des Verfolgten im Turm
11. III. Trost im Unglück
12. IX. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
The folk songs and poems of the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth’s Magic Horn), first published in the early 19th century, played a crucial role in Mahler’s development as a composer. Encompassing the vast range of expression in these 12 settings – from hauntingly dark tragedy to exuberant comedy – are the two defining lieder singers of the second half of the 20th century, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Like Mahler himself, the Budapest-born, Vienna-trained conductor George Szell exemplified the rich musical tradition of Central Europe.