Mahler Das Klagende Lied – Der Spielmann (The Minstrel)
A minstrel that runs through the forest finds a bone under a tree, and cuts a flute. When he plays the flute, the voice of the murdered youngest brother, who tells the story of his unfortunate death, ...
22 Mar 202119min
Mahler Das Klagende Lied – Waldmärchen (Forest Legend)
A beautiful, but proud queen would like to get married but do not know who. She conceives of a competition: the man who first brings her the very special flower that grows in the forest may marry her....
22 Mar 202130min
Mahler Rückert-Lieder – Intro
Rückert-Lieder is a song cycle of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems written by Friedrich Ruckert (1788-1866). Lied Ruckert 1: Blicke mir nicht in die Liede...
22 Mar 20216min
Mahler Rückert-Lieder – Um Mitternacht (At Midnight)
Um Mitternacht moves from the most brilliant day to deepest night, and the change is once more immediately apparent in its coloration. Mahler calls for an orchestra without strings. In addition to pai...
22 Mar 202119min
Mahler Rückert-Lieder – Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen (I Have Lost My Way In The World)
The poetic theme of “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen,” one of Mahler’s most beautiful and moving songs, is again unusual. It evokes the peace achieved through the poet’s withdrawal from the everyda...
22 Mar 202119min
Mahler Rückert-Lieder – Ich Atmet’ Einen Linden Duft (I Breathed A Gentle Fragrance)
Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft is perhaps unique in musically evoking a fragrance, the delicate fragrance of the lime tree with which the poet associates his love. The color of the setting is still more...
19 Mar 20217min
Mahler Rückert-Lieder – Blicke Mir Nicht In Die Lieder (Do Not Peek At My Songs)
Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder explores a more unusual theme. It warns the listener not to be too inquisitive about the process of creation, and suggests that the poet does not trust himself to inquir...
19 Mar 20211min
Mahler Rückert-Lieder – Liebst du um Schönheit (If You Love For Beauty’s Sake)
The most traditional of the songs was the last composed, “Liebst du um Schönheit.” It is the most clearly strophic in form, with the four stanzas presented in pairs, with a very brief orchestral inter...
19 Mar 20217min
