Dietrich FischerDieskau Gustav Mahler Wilhelm Furtwaumlngler - Mahler Lieder Des Knaben Wunderhorn (19 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gustav Mahler, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Mahler Lieder: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 1, 'Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht'
2. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 2, 'Ging heut' Morgen ubers Feld'
3. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 3, 'Ich hab' ein gluhend' Messer, ein Messer in mei
4. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 4, 'Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz'
5. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 1, 'Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn'
6. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 2, 'Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen'
7. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 3, 'Wenn dein Mutterlein tritt zur Tur herein'
8. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 4, 'Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!'
9. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 5, 'In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus'
10. Das irdische Leben, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in B flat minor (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 5)
11. Verlor'ne M?h, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in A major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 2)
12. Rheinlegendchen, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in A major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 7)
13. Lob des hohen Verstandes, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 10)
14. Trost im Ungl?ck, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in A major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 3)
15. R?ckert Lieder, song collection for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 1, 'Ich atmet' einen linden Duft'
16. R?ckert Lieder, song collection for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 2, 'Liebst du um Schonheit': 'Liebst du um Schonheit, o nicht m
17. R?ckert Lieder, song collection for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 3, 'Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!'
18. R?ckert Lieder, song collection for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 4, 'Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen'
19. R?ckert Lieder, song collection for voice & piano (or orchestra): No. 5, 'Um Mitternacht': 'Um Mitternacht hab' ich gewacht'

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CD Details

All Artists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gustav Mahler, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Rudolf Kempe, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Title: Mahler Lieder: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/1952
Re-Release Date: 4/10/2001
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 724356755727, 724356755758

CD Reviews

Vintage perfection

Robert Bezimienny | Sydney, NSW Australia | 10/16/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Philharmonia Orchestra under Furtwangler accompany Fischer-Dieskau in the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, and these performances alone make this CD treasurable. The singing is fresh and involving, but the orchestral work really stands out - just perfect, and this from a conductor who allegedly didn't think too much of Mahler! The Kindertotenlieder are also beautifully done, this time with Kempe and the Berlin Philhamonic. The sound in both these vintage sessions (1953 & 1955) is simply phenomenal - the mellifluous tone and lack of digital harshness put no barriers between the listener and the performers. In fact, the later (1980) selections, where Fischer-Dieskau is accompanied by Barenboim on piano, are less pleasant in this respect as well as being, for mine, less memorable generally. Nevertheless for over forty minutes of sheer musical wonder this disc deserves its place in EMI's self-declared pantheon of great recordings."

Shattering version of Kindertotenlieder

Don M. Hulbert | New York, NY United States | 08/06/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the version of "Kindertotenlieder" that I first heard while in college, and so far it remains my favorite (in my opinion the definitive) recording. All those involved -- Fischer-Dieskau, the orchestra and Maestro Kempe -- catch every nuance, but it is Mr. Fischer Dieskau's rendering of the text that makes it especially poignant. For example, in the third song "Wenn Dein Mutterlein Tritt Zur Tur Herein," the steadiness of the orchestra's rhythm contrasts exquisitely with the anguished English horn solo, and Fischer-Dieskau vivid protrays a grieving father, reminded at the most mundane moments in daily life of his child's absence. I actually can't listen to this recording too often, since on of my sisters died (many years ago) and it simply hits too close to home. The other pieces recorded, "Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen," excerpts of "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" and the "Ruckertlieder" are equally well performed."

Simply Sublime, especially for the price!

B. Marold | Bethlehem, PA United States | 02/03/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD reissue of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau doing three of Mahler's suites of 'orchestral songs' is one of the finest side effects of the advent of the CD medium. To get these important works done by such a stellar performer for less than $12 is a wonder. At this price, one can easily have more than one performance of these pieces, even more than one by Fischer-Dieskau. I like Herr Dietrich doing Mahler much more than I like his Schubert or other earlier 'lieder' composers."