Kindertotenlieder Archive

MAHLER: Ruckert Lieder; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; ALMA MAHLER: Five Lieder – Karen Cargill, mezzo-sop./ Simon Lepper, p. – Linn
Mahler contra Mahler makes for a great listening experience.

MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and other works – Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano/ Anthony Spiri, piano/ Gustav Mahler Ensemble/ Tonkunstler-Orchester Niederosterreich/ Andres Orozco-Estrada – Harmonia mundiMAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and other works – Hermine Havelock, mezzo/ Russell Ryan, p. – Bridge
A head-to-head matchup that pits two excellent mezzos in almost identical programs—but there is a slight difference.

MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and other works – Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano/ Anthony Spiri, piano/ Gustav Mahler Ensemble/ Tonkunstler-Orchester Niederosterreich/ Andres Orozco-Estrada – Harmonia mundiMAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and other works – Hermine Havelock, mezzo/ Russell Ryan, p. – Bridge
A head-to-head matchup that pits two excellent mezzos in almost identical programs—but there is a slight difference.

MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Kindertotenlieder; Ruckert Lieder – Christian Gerhaher, bar./ Montreal Sym. Orch./ Kent Nagano – Sony Classical
Fine new readings of songful and soulful Mahler, not as interpretatively etched in stone as they might be, but attractive nonetheless.

MAHLER: Kindertotenlieder (arr. Riehn); Quartettsatz; Lieder einen fahrenden Gesellen; BUSONI: Berceuse élégiaque – Sara Mingardo, contr./ soloists/ Musici Aurei/ Luigi Piovano, cello & cond. – Eloquentia
Well done—but necessary?