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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Richardot, Saelens, de Leeuw, Het Collectief

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Details

Composer
MAHLER, GUSTAV
Artist
Het Collectief, Reinbert De Leeuw, Richardot, Saelens
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Sep 11, 2020
Catalog #
ALPHA633
UPC
3760014196331

About

This recording was made under the direction of Reinbert de Leeuw in December 2019, two months before his death. A few weeks before that, he had called Thomas Dieltjens, artistic director of Het Collectief, to tell him: ‘Since our concert in mid-July 2019, ‘Das Lied von der Erde’ has constantly been on my mind. I am totally fascinated by it and discover new things in it every day. It would be a dream if we could record this music with the exceptional cast of musicians and soloist singers of the Saintes festival, and preferably the sooner the better.” Words failed, as can be gathered from the many concert reviews they received. Mahler’s ‘Das Lied von der Erde’ is already so much more than just music, it encompasses life as a whole, from early birth till death. Reinbert de Leeuw made of this masterpiece an exceptionally refined arrangement for 15 instrumentalists and 2 soloists. How Reinbert manages to render the full force of Mahler’s original score in his arrangement is unparalleled. There is the addition of the harp, some percussion, a contrabassoon and a bass clarinet. With the harmonium as an essential link between cords, winds, percussion and piano. One lacks ears to feel the richness of Reinbert’s arrangement. This is pure musical delight.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde 07:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Lucile Richardot, Yves Saelens
    Ensemble
    Het Collectief
    Conductor
    Reinbert de Leeuw
  2. 2 II. Der Einsame im Herbst 10:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Der Einsame im Herbst
    Duration
    10:12
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Lucile Richardot, Yves Saelens
    Ensemble
    Het Collectief
    Conductor
    Reinbert de Leeuw
  3. 3 III. Von der Jugend 03:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Von der Jugend
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Lucile Richardot, Yves Saelens
    Ensemble
    Het Collectief
    Conductor
    Reinbert de Leeuw
  4. 4 IV. Von der Schönheit 07:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Von der Schönheit
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Lucile Richardot, Yves Saelens
    Ensemble
    Het Collectief
    Conductor
    Reinbert de Leeuw
  5. 5 V. Der Trunkene im Frühling 04:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Der Trunkene im Frühling
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Lucile Richardot, Yves Saelens
    Ensemble
    Het Collectief
    Conductor
    Reinbert de Leeuw
  6. 6 VI. Der Abschied 31:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Der Abschied
    Duration
    31:34
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Lucile Richardot, Yves Saelens
    Ensemble
    Het Collectief
    Conductor
    Reinbert de Leeuw