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Recorded at Vienna’s Sofiensaal in 1966, this version is one of the trademark recordings for Gustav Mahler’s ultimate lyrical symphony. The brilliant sound recording of Decca’s engineers does perfect justice to the flamboyant direction of “Lenny”, who managed to push Malher’s pathos to its very limits. The orchestral deflagration at the start of the cycle immediately sets the tone of this man’s version for tenor and baritone endorsed by the composer himself.
The valour of James King’s Wagnerian Heldentenor (heroic tenor) works wonder, but more than anything, it’s the expressive power of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau that truly stands out here. The long final Abschied (thirty-one minutes) effortlessly hits the hues of death before making its way towards eternity with a Bernstein going wild.
Passionately infatuated with Mahler to the point of identifying almost obsessively with him, Leonard Bernstein left countless recordings behind, characterised by an expressive power taken to climax, if not outrageously. “When I direct the works of Mahler, I feel as if I’m playing some of my own”, he used to say. The career of Bernstein, genius conductor and composer, can indeed be compared in many ways to Mahler’s, if only for their common references to Judaism and their use of popular, almost trivial elements which they both used to incorporate in their compositions. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Das Lied von der Erde (Gustav Mahler)
Leonard Bernstein, Conductor, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - James King, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Li Bai, Author, Original Text Author - John Culshaw, Producer - Hans Bethge, Translator - Gordon Parry, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Leonard Bernstein, Conductor, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer - Hans Bethge, Translator - Gordon Parry, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Qian Qi, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Leonard Bernstein, Conductor, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - James King, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Li Bai, Author - John Culshaw, Producer - Hans Bethge, Translator - Gordon Parry, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Leonard Bernstein, Conductor, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Li Bai, Author, Original Text Author - John Culshaw, Producer - Hans Bethge, Translator - Gordon Parry, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Leonard Bernstein, Conductor, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - James King, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Li Bai, Author, Original Text Author - John Culshaw, Producer - Hans Bethge, Translator - Gordon Parry, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Leonard Bernstein, Conductor, MainArtist - Gustav Mahler, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer - Hans Bethge, Translator - Wang Wei, Author, Original Text Author - Gordon Parry, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Meng Haoran, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
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Recorded at Vienna’s Sofiensaal in 1966, this version is one of the trademark recordings for Gustav Mahler’s ultimate lyrical symphony. The brilliant sound recording of Decca’s engineers does perfect justice to the flamboyant direction of “Lenny”, who managed to push Malher’s pathos to its very limits. The orchestral deflagration at the start of the cycle immediately sets the tone of this man’s version for tenor and baritone endorsed by the composer himself.
The valour of James King’s Wagnerian Heldentenor (heroic tenor) works wonder, but more than anything, it’s the expressive power of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau that truly stands out here. The long final Abschied (thirty-one minutes) effortlessly hits the hues of death before making its way towards eternity with a Bernstein going wild.
Passionately infatuated with Mahler to the point of identifying almost obsessively with him, Leonard Bernstein left countless recordings behind, characterised by an expressive power taken to climax, if not outrageously. “When I direct the works of Mahler, I feel as if I’m playing some of my own”, he used to say. The career of Bernstein, genius conductor and composer, can indeed be compared in many ways to Mahler’s, if only for their common references to Judaism and their use of popular, almost trivial elements which they both used to incorporate in their compositions. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:50
- Main artists: James King Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra Leonard Bernstein
- Composer: Gustav Mahler
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Klassiek
© 1999 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
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