Mahler: Song Cycles Alice Coote, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Marc Albrecht

• Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen:
• 1 No. 1, Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht 04:03
• 2 No. 2, Ging heut' morgen übers Feld 04:18
• 3 No. 3, Ich hab' ein glühend Messer 03:17
• 4 No. 4, Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz 05:25
• Rückert-Lieder:
• 5 No. 1, Ich atmet' einen linden Duft 02:40
• 6 No. 3, Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder 01:28
• 7 No. 2, Liebst du um Schönheit 02:09
• 8 No. 5, Um Mitternacht 06:05
• 9 No. 4, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen 06:33
• Kindertotenlieder:
• 10 No. 1, Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n 05:38
• 11 No. 2, Nun seh' ich wohl 04:47
• 12 No. 3, Wenn dein Mütterlein 04:46
• 13 No. 4, Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen 03:06
• 14 No. 5, In diesem Wetter 06:59
• Total Runtime 01:01:14

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Marc Albrecht conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra with the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in a persuasive new recording of Mahler’s incomparable orchestral song cycles Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder and the Rückert-Lieder.

Richly lyrical, poignant and soul searching, Mahler’s orchestral songs deal with the familiar themes of love, life, resignation and loss, exquisitely realised on an orchestral canvas which combines haunting and compelling sonorities with strident, unsettling dissonances. While not as ambitious as his symphonies, they are as deeply-felt and often regarded as the key to the larger-scale works.

The eloquent sadness of the Kindertotenlieder is expressed though the rather bare orchestration and the entrancing use of solo instruments, culminating in a blissfully serene conclusion. With Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, the restless mood swings are matched with fluctuating, vividly textured orchestral colours. And for the most lyrical song cycle, the Rückert-Lieder, the delicately woven orchestral textures are ravishing in their effect, especially in the incomparable Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, a song of which Mahler said “It is truly me”.

“What makes Albrecht’s Mahler so unique? His approach has integrity, is intelligent and sensitive … Albrecht leads the Mahler that makes you love Mahler.” (NRC Handelsblad).

Marc Albrecht is Music Director of the Netherlands Philharmonic, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and the Dutch National Opera. Acclaimed for his interpretations of Wagner, Strauss and Mahler, as well as for his commitment to contemporary music, Albrecht is a regular guest at Europe’s most prestigious opera houses and orchestras.

The world renowned mezzo-soprano Alice Coote is acclaimed for her performances of Strauss, Mahler, Berlioz, Mozart, Handel and Bach; she performs throughout the UK, Europe and the US and has a busy recital schedule.

The Guardian noted “Alice Coote's many admirers will be grateful to have her performance in Mahler’s great song-symphony documented in a carefully made studio recording [for PENTATONE], for she has emerged over the past few years as one of the finest mezzo interpreters of Das Lied von der Erde around … exquisitely coloured; every word matters, and the sadness that pervades the mezzo songs in particular is conveyed without it ever becoming self-conscious or sentimental.”

Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Marc Albrecht, conductor

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