Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

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Bereft of its orchestral colouring it surely presents a formidable challenge. Yet the plasticity of Gerhaher’s story telling is enhanced as, freed from breasting a large ensemble with exaggerated... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 5th May 2023
Catalogue No: 19658795702
Label: Sony
Length: 59 minutes

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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

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Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Piotr Beczala (tenor), Gerold Huber (piano)

Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde

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Der Einsame im Herbst

Track length9:27

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Der Pavillon aus Porzellan

Track length2:54

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Am Ufer

Track length6:45

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Der Trinker im Frühling

Track length4:43

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Der Abschied

Track length27:19

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Christian Gerhaher's recording of Mahler's 'Das Lied von der Erde' in a version with piano featuring tenor Piotr Beczala and pianist Gerold Huber. 'This recording of 'Das Lied von der Erde' does not represent a preliminary stage in Mahler's compositional process but stands alongside it as its equal. The piano version of 'Das Lied von der Erde' is more daring and at the same time more intimate, forcing the singers to sing in a different, more subtly nuanced, way than they would with an orchestra, while listeners are obliged to listen more intently and to prolong the abstract sound in their imaginations until it acquires the rhetorical colour that is implied by Mahler's music.'

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September 2023

Bereft of its orchestral colouring it surely presents a formidable challenge. Yet the plasticity of Gerhaher’s story telling is enhanced as, freed from breasting a large ensemble with exaggerated gestures, his default intimacy responds to Huber’s sensitive pianism.

Sep/Oct 2023

[Der Abscheid] Gerhaher is at his very best here, creating subtle mood shifts and phrasing with sensitive regard for the text. Nobody has sung a passage like “Die Welt schläft ein” so softly and intimately, almost to the vanishing point. At the same time, he unleashes the full power of his voice in climactic passages, so that the entire range of a Lieder singer’s capabilities is brought to bear.

July 2023

there’s a huge amount to admire here, and Gerhaher’s songs, in particular, make a persuasive case for hearing the piano version of the work.

18th May 2023

Beczała’s performances of his [latter] two songs are immaculately weighted and coloured, providing a perfect counterpoint to Gerhaher’s explorations, which lead inevitably to a wonderfully searching account of the final Abschied, in which every phrase seems to be individually imagined...Orchestral colours are missed more than ever here, but the sheer range of Gerhaher’s inflections, the way in which he treasures every word, is a treat in itself.

10th May 2023

[Gerhaher shades] each note and word with such beauty and subtlety that it feels as if he’s whispering into your ear. Huber’s extensive piano contributions, too, are always expressive and well-judged. Mahler’s orchestral version in the end might be preferred, but that doesn’t stop this album being a fascinating listening experience.

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