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Orchestral songs including The song of the Earth

Uniform Title
Songs. Selections
Title
Orchestral songs [sound recording] : including The song of the Earth / Mahler.
Published
[The Netherlands] : Philips Classics, p1996.
Physical Description
2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
First work is a German translation by Hans Bethge, in part expanded by Mahler, of Chinese poems; the 2nd work is a song cycle on poems by Friedrich Rückert; the 3rd work is a song cycle to texts by Gustave Mahler.
Title from container.
Ed. recorded: Vienna : Universal Edition (1st work).
Compact discs.
Analog recording.
Program notes in English by Michael Kennedy laid in container.
Recorded Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, May 1970 (1st-2nd works); Sept. 1975 (3rd work); Apr. 1976 (4th work).
Sung in German.
Variant and related titles
Song of the Earth.
Songs on the death of children.
Songs of a wayfarer.
Format
Audio
Language
German
Added to Catalog
November 23, 2015
Performers
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano (1st work) ; James King, tenor (1st work) ; Hermann Prey, baritone (2nd-3rd works) ; Jessye Norman, soprano (4th work) ; John Shirley-Quirk, bass (4th work) ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Bernard Haitink, conductor.
Contents
CD 1. Das Lied von der Erde = The song of the Earth (75:06) ; Kindertotenlieder = Songs on the death of children (14:08)
CD 2. Kindertotenlieder (cont.) (9:02) ; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen = Songs of a wayfarer (16:35) ; Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn = Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn (50:12).
Issue number
454 014-2 (454 015-2--454 016-2) Philips Classics
Genre/Form
Musical settings.
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