Gustav Mahler: Das Klagende Lied [Complete Version]

On this CD:

1. Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus, & orchestra Waldmarchen (Forest Legend)
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Bournemouth Sinfonietta with Hans Peter Blochwitz, Linda Finnie, Robert Hayward, Joan Rodgers
Conducted by Richard Hickox

2. Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus, & orchestra Der Spielmann (The Minstrel)
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Bournemouth Sinfonietta with Hans Peter Blochwitz, Linda Finnie, Robert Hayward, Joan Rodgers
Conducted by Richard Hickox

3. Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus, & orchestra Hochzeitsstuck (Wedding Piece)
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Bournemouth Sinfonietta with Hans Peter Blochwitz, Linda Finnie, Robert Hayward, Joan Rodgers
Conducted by Richard Hickox

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
This fine performance of the complete, three-part version of Mahler's early cantata offers solid conducting, fine singing, and a first-rate recording. Though it is not the last word in excitement, it would be a first recommendation if there were no competition. As things stand, however, there are finer versions by Kent Nagano (Erato) and Tilson Thomas (RCA). You won't be disappointed, but you can do even better. --David Hurwitz

Tracks:

I. Waldmarchen: Forest Legend: Langsam Und Traumerich
II. Der Spielmann: The Ministrel: Sehr Gehalten
III. Hochzeitsstuck: Wedding Piece: Heftig Bewegt

Amazon.com

This fine performance of the complete, three-part version of Mahler's early cantata offers solid conducting, fine singing, and a first-rate recording. Though it is not the last word in excitement, it would be a first recommendation if there were no competition. As things stand, however, there are finer versions by Kent Nagano (Erato) and Tilson Thomas (RCA). You won't be disappointed, but you can do even better. --David Hurwitz

Gustav Mahler: Das Klagende Lied [Complete Version] Hickox, Bournmouth

Average customer rating:

Inexpensive rendition of less common 'Orchestral songs'

Gustav Mahler: Das Klagende Lied [Complete Version] Hickox, Bournmouth

Manufacturer: Musical Heritage Society
ProductGroup: Classical
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000KAA9CO

Product Description

1 - Waldmarchen (Forest Legend) 2 - Der Spielmann (The Minstrel) 3 - Hochzeitsstruck (Wedding Piece) Includes 18 page booklet with text in German and English SPARS code: DDD

Customer Reviews:

Inexpensive rendition of less common 'Orchestral songs'.......2007-02-10

'Das klagende Lied' seems to be the least commonly performed of Mahler's 'orchestral songs', a genre he seems to have invented out of the more traditional 'oratorio' form. I have many version of 'Das Lied von der Erde', 'Kindertotenlieder', 'Ruckertlieder', and 'Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen', but only this rendition of 'Das klagende Lied', which is a shame, since the work is far more interesting than, for example, the morbid 'Kindertotenlieder'. It has the sommon Wagnerian influence, but it seems more interesting than most of the other works, and even better, comes in as the longest, even longer than 'Das Lied von Der Erde'.

I suspect other renditions are as good or better, but if you just want to fill out an odd corner of your Mahler collection, this rendition will do so without a big hit in your pocketbook.

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