SONG OF THE EARTH

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Label
LPO
Release Date
October 29, 2013
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      MAHLER / LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCH / NEZET-SEGUIN
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 29, 2013
    • UPC
      854990001734
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      LPO73.2
    • LABEL
      LPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (The Drinking Song of Earth's Misery)

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Toby Spence

      Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

    2. II. Der Einsame im Herbst (The Lonely One in Autumn)

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

    3. III. Von der Jugend (Of Youth)

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Toby Spence

      Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

    4. IV. Von der Schonheit (Of Beauty)

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

    5. V. Der Trunkene im Frühling (The Drunkard in Spring)

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Toby Spence

      Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

    6. VI. Der Abschied (The Farewell)

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin


This live 2011 concert recording from Royal Festival Hall features two of Britain's finest soloists: tenor Toby Spence and mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, who is particularly renowned for her Mahler interpretations. LPO Principal Guest Conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin has a great affinity with the German Romantic repertoire. His previous LPO Label disc, Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem, received great critical acclaim and is one of the most popular discs on the label.