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The art song might seem to present Mahler's style in miniature, but actually song pervaded his output. Some of the vocal movements in his symphonies use his songs directly, and beyond this, his interests in and treatments of German poetry set the tone for a major strand of his work, in general. Consider the grim Kindertotenlieder ("Songs on the Deaths of Children"), setting texts by Friedrich Rückert. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, recently recovered from cancer surgery when this recording was made in 2021, seems to find resonance in these, and her voice, always persuasive in Mahler, has a rather uncannily fragile quality in these quiet songs. In the bigger songs from the Rückert-Lieder and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen sets, Connolly has to apply a lot of vibrato by this time; listeners' reaction to this will vary, but she is nowhere less than emotionally honest and engaged here. Sample Wenn dein Mütterlein from the Kindertotenlieder, truly heartbreaking in Connolly's hands. Joseph Middleton, always a top-notch accompanist, outdoes himself here, introducing hints of the hidden psychological currents that make these songs so absorbing. A fine entry in Connolly's late-career turn toward Mahler specialization, this made classical best-seller lists in the summer of 2023.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Gustav Mahler, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Sarah Connolly, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Album review
The art song might seem to present Mahler's style in miniature, but actually song pervaded his output. Some of the vocal movements in his symphonies use his songs directly, and beyond this, his interests in and treatments of German poetry set the tone for a major strand of his work, in general. Consider the grim Kindertotenlieder ("Songs on the Deaths of Children"), setting texts by Friedrich Rückert. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, recently recovered from cancer surgery when this recording was made in 2021, seems to find resonance in these, and her voice, always persuasive in Mahler, has a rather uncannily fragile quality in these quiet songs. In the bigger songs from the Rückert-Lieder and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen sets, Connolly has to apply a lot of vibrato by this time; listeners' reaction to this will vary, but she is nowhere less than emotionally honest and engaged here. Sample Wenn dein Mütterlein from the Kindertotenlieder, truly heartbreaking in Connolly's hands. Joseph Middleton, always a top-notch accompanist, outdoes himself here, introducing hints of the hidden psychological currents that make these songs so absorbing. A fine entry in Connolly's late-career turn toward Mahler specialization, this made classical best-seller lists in the summer of 2023.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:16
- Main artists: Joseph Middleton Sarah Connolly
- Composer: Gustav Mahler
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
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