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
http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2002/04/sunday-classics-yvonne-minton-and-janet.html
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
TO RETURN TO THE PERFORMANCES OF THE
FIRST TWO WAYFARER SONGS, CLICK HERE
TO RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE
FIRST WAYFARER SONGS POST, CLICK HERE
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
TO RETURN TO THE PERFORMANCES OF THE
FIRST TWO WAYFARER SONGS, CLICK HERE
TO RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE
FIRST WAYFARER SONGS POST, CLICK HERE
#
Labels: Mahler, Sunday Classics
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home