Humor, romance, drama, myths and fairytales: all this can be found in the poems of the collection 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'. Mahler was quite fond of these poems and used more than twenty of them in his compositions. The alternation between transcendent, sometimes religious songs, rough, poignant and jovial soldier songs, comic fables and folk tunes, all in an overarching and ever recognizable Mahlerian idiom, makes these songs so appealing to perform and to listen to. Though very famous in their orchestral versions, Mahler composed most of them originally for piano and voice. These primary versions don't get performed as often as the orchestral ones do, but here they are performed beautifully by Esther Kuiper, Sven Weyens, and Maurice Lammerts van Bueren.

Tracklist:

Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 1, Der Schildwache Nachtlied
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 5, Zu Straßbourg Auf Der Schanz
Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen: No. 1, Wenn Mein Schatz Hochzeit Macht
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 13, Revelge
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 15, Das Himmlische Leben
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 9, Wo Die Schönen Trompeten Blasen
Lieder Und Gesänge Aus Der Jugendzeit, Book 3: No. 3, Scheiden Und Meiden
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 6, Des Antonius Von Padua Fischpredigt
Lieder Und Gesänge Aus Der Jugendzeit, Book 3: No. 4, Nicht Wiedersehen!
Symphony No. 2 In C Minor "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht (Arr. For Voice & Piano)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 10, Lob Des Hohen Verstandes
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 3, Aus! Aus!

UPC: 8717774570548
Label: Zefir
Release Date: 1.4.19
Format: CD

Mahler / Kuiper - Revelge (CD)