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Mahler: Song Cycles / Albrecht, Coote, Netherlands Philharmonic

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Details

Composer
MAHLER, GUSTAV
Artist
Coote, Albrecht
Format
SACD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Jul 07, 2017
Catalog #
PTC5186576
UPC
827949057663

About

Marc Albrecht conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra with the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in a persuasive new recording of Mahler’s incomparable orchestral song cycles Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder and the Rückert-Lieder. Richly lyrical, poignant and soul searching, Mahler’s orchestral songs deal with the familiar themes of love, life, resignation and loss, exquisitely realised on an orchestral canvas which combines haunting and compelling sonorities with strident, unsettling dissonances. While not as ambitious as his symphonies, they are as deeply-felt and often regarded as the key to the larger-scale works. The eloquent sadness of the Kindertotenlieder is expressed though the rather bare orchestration and the entrancing use of solo instruments, culminating in a blissfully serene conclusion. With Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, the restless mood swings are matched with fluctuating, vividly textured orchestral colours. And for the most lyrical song cycle, the Rückert-Lieder, the delicately woven orchestral textures are ravishing in their effect, especially in the incomparable Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, a song of which Mahler said “It is truly me”. “What makes Albrecht’s Mahler so unique? His approach has integrity, is intelligent and sensitive … Albrecht leads the Mahler that makes you love Mahler.” (NRC Handelsblad). Marc Albrecht is Music Director of the Netherlands Philharmonic, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and the Dutch National Opera. Acclaimed for his interpretations of Wagner, Strauss and Mahler, as well as for his commitment to contemporary music, Albrecht is a regular guest at Europe’s most prestigious opera houses and orchestras. The world renowned mezzo-soprano Alice Coote is acclaimed for her performances of Strauss, Mahler, Berlioz, Mozart, Handel and Bach; she performs throughout the UK, Europe and the US and has a busy recital schedule. The Guardian noted “Alice Coote's many admirers will be grateful to have her performance in Mahler’s great song-symphony documented in a carefully made studio recording [for PENTATONE], for she has emerged over the past few years as one of the finest mezzo interpreters of Das Lied von der Erde around … exquisitely coloured; every word matters, and the sadness that pervades the mezzo songs in particular is conveyed without it ever becoming self-conscious or sentimental.”

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht 04:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  2. 2 No. 2. Ging heut' morgen über's Feld 04:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Ging heut' morgen über's Feld
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  3. 3 No. 3. Ich hab' ein glühend Messer 03:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Ich hab' ein glühend Messer
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  4. 4 No. 4. Die zwei blauen Augen 05:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Die zwei blauen Augen
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  5. 5 No. 4. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft 02:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 4. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  6. 6 No. 3. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder 01:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  7. 7 No. 7. Liebst du um Schönheit 02:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Liebst du um Schönheit
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  8. 8 No. 6. Um Mitternacht 06:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 6. Um Mitternacht
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  9. 9 No. 5. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen 06:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  10. 10 No. 1. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n 05:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  11. 11 No. 2. Nun seh' ich wohl 04:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Nun seh' ich wohl
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  12. 12 No. 3. Wenn dein Mütterlein 04:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Wenn dein Mütterlein
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  13. 13 No. 4. Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen 03:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht
  14. 14 No. 5. In diesem Wetter 06:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. In diesem Wetter
    Duration
    06:59
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Alice Coote
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Albrecht