Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell
[ Warner Original Jacket recordings / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 15 February 2018
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The folk songs and poems of the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth's Magic Horn), first published in the early 19th century, played a crucial role in Mahler's development as a composer. Encompassing the vast range of expression in these 12 settings - from hauntingly dark tragedy to exuberant comedy - are the two defining lieder singers of the second half of the 20th century, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Like Mahler himself, the Budapest-born, Vienna-trained conductor George Szell exemplified the rich musical tradition of Central Europe.
"There is splendid playing from the LSO under Szell and the singers' contributions range from Schwarzkopf's brilliance in Lob des hohen Verstandes and Fischer-Dieskau's scarifying projection of the two military horror stories to the exquisite control they jointly bring to Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen... one of the most sensitive and touching accounts of a Mahler song I have ever heard" (Gramophone)
