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| 1. The Drinking Song Of Earth's Sorrow: Now Beckons The Wine In The Golden Goblet |
| 2. The Lonely One In Autumn: Autumn Mists Drift Blue Over The Lake |
| 3. Of Youth: In The Middle Of The Little Pond |
| 4. Of Beauty: Young Maidens Are Plucking Flowers |
| 5. The Drunken Man In Spring: If Life Is But A Dream |
| 6. The Farewell: The Sun Is Going Down Behind The Mountains |
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In this memorable recording Peter Schreier confirms the musical intelligence which has made him such a respected Evangelist in Bach's Passions and a brilliant exponent of Schubert Lieder. He uses his voice in surprising ways to convey each nuance of the text and punctuate each twist of the melody--he growls like a black soul diva, for example, on the words "An all dem morschen Tande dieser Erde!" ("With the rotten trifles of this earth!") and fairly hiccups his way through "The Drunken Man in Spring" until there is a final rowdy shout of "Lass mich betrunken sein!" ("Let me be drunk!"). But he is by far from being the only glory of this disc. Birgit Finnilä is a fine alto soloist with a warm, rich voice and achieves some moments of ecstatic rapture in "Der Abschied" ("The Farewell"). Sanderling pays close attention to the details of the score, and elicits playing of clarity and precision--especially from the horns, which is always a good sign in Mahler performances. Overall, a fine version of this much-recorded work. --Warwick Thompson
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Spectacular. Peter Schreier is absolutely perfect, 31 July 2004
By meltbanana - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde (Audio CD)
This is currently my favorite performance of Das Lied Von Der Erde (I have about 9 recordings of it). Sanderling gives a wonderful reading here, with an amazingly sharp attention to every little detail of the performance. The orchestra plays absolutely flawlessly, and the sound engineering gives just the right mix between the singers and the orchestra.
As a whole, I often find this performance less gripping than the Klemperer or the Horenstein performances. However, Peter Schreier as the tenor truly delivers what I believe to be the best performance on record that I have heard. From the very first line in "Das Trinklied Vom Jammer Der Erde" to the final drunken cry in "Der Trunkene Im Fruhling", Schreier is such a joy to listen to.
Highly recommended!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Schreier is outstanding, 4 Mar 2007
By LJM - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde (Audio CD)
A truly great performance of Das Lied von der Erde needs two excellent soloists. In my view, few recordings have that. Kubelik's (Audite) has Baker and Kmentt, and there are few who can match that team. Baker's voice simply "owns" this work and Kmentt... well, he is no Heldertenor like Wunderlich (EMI) or King (Decca), but this work should, preferably, not be performed by such hero voices - they fit like hand in glove in Wagner's music, but not in Mahler's. This work, in particular, needs a more desperate and "fragile" voice. Kmentt has it, overwhelmingly, and - regarding the present recording - Schreier has it too, overwhelmingly as well. In fact, his performance here is one of the very best ever. It's simply brilliant, beautifully nostalgic, sarcastic and expressive. If you only know this work from the legendary Klemperer recording (with Ludwig and Wunderlich), Schreier's performance will indeed shock you.
By contrast, Birgit Finnilä is not the best voice together with Schreier. As a team, they are uneven. Finnilä's performance is not too successful, at least not in Schreier's company: her pale voice makes a stark contrast to Schreier's violent, expressionist performance. Brigitte Fassbaender would have been the ideal match: her brilliant, moving performance in Giulini's 1984 interpretation (DG - unfortunately together with a terribly misplaced F. Araiza) is both razor sharp and vulnerable.
Further, Kurt Sanderling's interpretation is very good; sharply focused with dramatic presence, and the recording quality leaves almost nothing to wish. The orchestra is good too, one of the outstanding Berlin Orchestras, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester. The recording was made during the end of the Cold War, in 1985, in East Berlin behind the Wall. Perhaps that weird condition added something to the drama of this very special recording.
In sum: this is an outstanding recording which provides a very fine, warm interpretation with somewhat uneven soloists. But Schreier's interpretation is first rate, second to none. Strongly recommended - and not only because of Schreier's memorable performance.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Schreier very good, but Finnilä sinks this performance, 19 Aug 2011
By DavidRoss - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde (Audio CD)
The title says it all. I know Tony Duggan loves this disc. Big deal. The orchestra is adequate but not spectacular. Sanderling's approach is a bit precious for my taste, milking it too much. Schreier is one of the best on record in the tenor songs. But Birgit Finnilä doesn't just fall short of his standard, she's terrible! Even worse than Kallisch for Gielen! If you don't know Baker or Ludwig in this great masterpiece, get their recordings. If you do know Baker and Ludwig, then you already know better than this.
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