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Details
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler
- Artist
- Sara Mingardo, Danusha Wasiewicz, Aldo Orvieto
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Stradivarius
- Released
- Mar 20, 2026
- Catalog #
- STR37155
- UPC
- 8011570371553
About
A selection of Lieder, however broad, focuses perforce on the German language, as dictated by the theoretical, historical, and technical definition of the word "Lied," of the genre "Lieder." What is more, this particular selection of Lieder, though broad, gravitates around a strong poetic inspiration which, entrusted here to Sara Mingardo, is oriented towards the evocation of moonlit nights, of mysterious nocturnal scents, of that contemplative solitude that quivers between the two extremes of eros and nostalgia. The Lieder of Brahms and Mahler promise cosmic dimensions in the sphere of the sublime. In these, too, the listener also moves, but in ascent or descent: (s)he "moves his (her) steps" not here and there, but into the depths which, when inverted, lead to the heights of heaven, in a sphere almost independent of time and space. At this point our reconnaissance brings us to the music presented for our enjoyment on this CD. Here again, one senses the air and the motion of the passeggiata, of an easy, informal stroll. This apparently unlikely association is prompted by the metaphorical image of music in the open air as a leisure pursuit, as entertainment. And here is the nub: this image, which implies the idea of "movement" in space and time (the brief space of a public garden, the brief space of a spring afternoon, or that between summer and autumn), takes on much broader ramifications as soon as we establish a logical connection between the democratic social and cultural function of the "Proms" and the mature self-analysis of the kind of lofty, profound music, intimately bound up with a poetic text of similar spiritual level, that was such a feature of Austro-German culture between 1860 and 1914, between the national (or even "nationalistic") undertones of the said culture and the First World War. The historical parallel is not negligible. Between the phenomenon of the provision of music in a social and urban context-typically but not exclusively British-and an inspiration that can be discerned in the work of two supreme composers who shared the same German language and culture, Brahms and Mahler, we seek to trace an element of continuity. Additionally, we might note, however, how any and every possible concert programme (including every recording and every conceivable form of electronic reproduction) is always a journey, a path; and how music, too, always and in any case, is a language that would not exist if it did not move in space and time, forwards or backwards, towards the "before" or towards the "after," up into the highest heavens or down into the unfathomable depths, emphasised on occasion by the very notion of walking, as in Musorgsky's Pictures, or driven by the desperation of a headlong flight from oneself, as in Schubert's Winterreise. And now, without further ado, let us listen!
Tracklist 15 tracks
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1 No. 1. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Longing Eased) 06:07
- Track
- 1
- Title
- No. 1. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Longing Eased)
- Duration
- 06:07
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Danusha Waskiewicz, Aldo Orvieto
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2 No. 2. Geistliches Wiegenlied (Sacred Lullaby) 05:16
- Track
- 2
- Title
- No. 2. Geistliches Wiegenlied (Sacred Lullaby)
- Duration
- 05:16
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Danusha Waskiewicz, Aldo Orvieto
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3 No. 1. Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh 04:45
- Track
- 3
- Title
- No. 1. Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh
- Duration
- 04:45
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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4 No. 2. Ich wandte mich … 04:16
- Track
- 4
- Title
- No. 2. Ich wandte mich …
- Duration
- 04:16
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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5 No. 3. O Tod, wie bitter bist du 03:55
- Track
- 5
- Title
- No. 3. O Tod, wie bitter bist du
- Duration
- 03:55
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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6 No. 4. Wenn ich mit Menschen-und mit Engelzungen redete 05:07
- Track
- 6
- Title
- No. 4. Wenn ich mit Menschen-und mit Engelzungen redete
- Duration
- 05:07
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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7 No. 1. Von ewiger Liebe 04:15
- Track
- 7
- Title
- No. 1. Von ewiger Liebe
- Duration
- 04:15
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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8 No. 2. Die Mainacht 03:10
- Track
- 8
- Title
- No. 2. Die Mainacht
- Duration
- 03:10
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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9 No. 1. Wie Melodien zieht es mir 02:17
- Track
- 9
- Title
- No. 1. Wie Melodien zieht es mir
- Duration
- 02:17
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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10 No. 2. Immer leise wird mein Schlummer 03:20
- Track
- 10
- Title
- No. 2. Immer leise wird mein Schlummer
- Duration
- 03:20
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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11 No. 2. Liebst du um Schönheit 02:38
- Track
- 11
- Title
- No. 2. Liebst du um Schönheit
- Duration
- 02:38
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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12 No. 3. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder 01:49
- Track
- 12
- Title
- No. 3. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
- Duration
- 01:49
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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13 No. 4. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen 06:10
- Track
- 13
- Title
- No. 4. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
- Duration
- 06:10
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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14 No. 5. Um Mitternacht 06:24
- Track
- 14
- Title
- No. 5. Um Mitternacht
- Duration
- 06:24
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto
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15 No. 1. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft 02:33
- Track
- 15
- Title
- No. 1. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
- Duration
- 02:33
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Performer
- Sara Mingardo, Aldo Orvieto