Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde - Christian Gerhaher [CD]

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.'

Disc 1
1. Das Trinklied Vom Jammer Der Erde (Gustav Mahler) - Christian Gerhaher
2. Der Einsame Im Herbst (Gustav Mahler) - Christian Gerhaher
3. Der Pavillon Aus Porzellan (Gustav Mahler) - Christian Gerhaher
4. Am Ufer (Gustav Mahler) - Christian Gerhaher
5. Der Trinker Im Frhling (Gustav Mahler) - Christian Gerhaher
6. Der Abschied (Gustav Mahler) - Christian Gerhaher