Sunday Classics: Mahler's "Wayfarer Songs" part 2

Norman Foster

["Auf der Strasse" at 2:36] Norman Foster, bass-baritone; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein, cond. Vox, recorded c1954






Thomas Hampson adopts a deliberately deadened tone for the opening section of "Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz" ("The two blue eyes of my darling"), the last of Mahler's Wayfarer Songs, with Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. The "Auf der Strasse" section begins at 2:46.



iii. "Ich hab' ein glühend' Messer"
("I have a glowing knife")

Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, cond. Decca, recorded Mar.-Apr. 1970

Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, cond. EMI, recorded May 4, 1967

Maureen Forrester, contralto; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, cond. RCA/BMG, recorded Dec. 28, 1958

Norman Foster, bass-baritone; Bamberg Sympony Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein, cond. Vox, recorded c1954

Sándor Sólyom Nagy, baritone; Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel, cond. Hungaroton, recorded c1979

iv. "Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz"
("The two blue eyes of my darling")

["Auf der Strasse" at 2:50] Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, cond. Decca, recorded Mar.-Apr. 1970

["Auf der Strasse" at 2:44] Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, cond. EMI, recorded May 4, 1967

["Auf der Strasse" at 3:01] Maureen Forrester, contralto; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, cond. RCA/BMG, recorded Dec. 28, 1958

["Auf der Strasse" at 2:37] Sándor Sólyom Nagy, baritone; Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel, cond. Hungaroton, recorded c1979


SPEAKING OF FAREWELLS

SCHUBERT: Schwanengesang (Swan Song), D. 957:
No. 7, "Abschied" ("Farewell")

-- translation by Arthur Bullard

Matthias Goerne, baritone; Alfred Brendel, piano. Decca, reccorded live at the Wigmore Hall (London), Nov. 5 and 7, 2003

Bryn Terfel, baritone; Martin Martineau, piano. DG, recorded 1991


SPEAKING OF LINDEN TREES
SCHUBERT: Winterreise (Winter Journey), D. 921:
No. 5, "Der Lindenbaum" ("The Linden Tree")

-- translation by Arthur Rishi

Hans Hotter, baritone; Michael Raucheisen, piano. DG, recorded 1942-43

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano. DG, recorded August 1971


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MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D:
i. Langsam. Schleppend

Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, cond. Pye, recorded June 11-12 1957

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, cond. Decca, recorded October 1983
iii. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, cond. RCA/BMG, recorded Oct. 10-11,1962


MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
(Songs of a Wayfarer):
i. "Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht"
ii. "Ging heut' Morgen übers Feld"
iii. "Ich hab' ein glühend' Messer"
iv. "Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz"

[i. 0:00, ii. 4:21, iii. 9:12, iv. 12:23] Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, cond. EMI, recorded October 1958

[i. 0:00, ii. 3:28, iii. 7:50, iv. 10:52] Heinrich Schlusnus, baritone; Hessian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Winfried Zillig, cond. DG, broadcast performance, August 1951

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