Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Jonathan Nott
[ Sony Classical / CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 22 April 2017
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"As expected, Kaufmann is glorious in the tenor songs." Financial Times
Mahler's masterpiece is subtitled as - A Symphony for Tenor and Alto (or Baritone) - and therefore traditionally two voices have sung the six movements of the work. However Jonas Kaufmann feels differently about this and wanted to sing both parts himself. In June this year he joined the Wiener Philharmoniker and conductor Jonathan Nott in a special concert in the Goldener Saal at the Musikverein in Vienna whereby he sang the entire work himself.
"his beautifully recorded version taken from live performances at Vienna's Musikverein has a great deal to offer, not least of which are Kaufmann's textual insights, and the revelatory qualities of Jonathan Nott's interrogation of Mahler's orchestrations...Kaufmann is able to caress and float phrases at will, and enter into the composer's more melancholy reflections at his leisure." Limelight Magazine, 7th April 2017 ****
"Kaufmann certainly has the "baritonal" low notes to justify his decision, and the ringing tenorial top...Kaufmann is more rewarding in the "baritone" songs, his eloquent diction always a pleasure, and with the nuance and sensibility of a great lieder singer...Not perfection, but this is a must-hear for Mahlerians." Sunday Times, 3rd April 2017
"played with shimmering detail by the Vienna Philharmonic...As expected, Kaufmann is glorious in the tenor songs. In those for lower voice he sings with the same, unaffected sensitivity...An interesting, one-off experiment." Financial Times ***
