Nigeria-born Omo Bello first got a university degree in cell biology before she decided to devote herself to music and study in France. Winner of many international competitions, Bello has performed as a soloist as well as in operas, oratorios and chamber music. For her first album, she chose the songs of Mahler's Des Knaben wunderhorn, some of which are rarely recorded. The last movement of the fourth symphony is also included here in a version for piano for four hands. Omo Bello displays a full range of talent on this debut release, experimenting with satire, petulance, melancholy and magic.

Tracklist:

Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 2, Verlor'ne Müh (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Volume II: No. 1, Um Schlimme Kinder Artig Zu Machen (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 4, Wer Hat Dies Liedlein Erdacht? (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 5, Das Irdische Leben (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Das Himmlische Leben (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Volume III: No. 2, Ablösung Im Sommer (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Symphony No. 4 In G Major: II. In Gemächlicher Bewegung, Ohne Hast (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 9, Wo Die Schönen Trompeten Blasen (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Volume III: No. 3, Scheiden Und Meiden (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Volume II: No. 3, Aus! Aus! (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Volume II: No. 4, Starke Einbildungskraft (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Volume III: No. 5, Selbstgefühl (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 7, Rheinlegendchen (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 12, Es Sungen Drei Engel Einen Süssen Gesang (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Volume II: No. 2, Ich Ging Mit Lust Durch Einen Grünen Wald (Arr. For 2 Pianos And Voice)

UPC: 3760107400383
Label: Eloquentia France
Release Date: 9.10.13
Format: CD

Mahler / Bello / Guenebaut / Hirose - Knaben Wunderhorn (CD)