Das Lied von der Erde

~ Release by Gustav Mahler; Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London: 19-22 February 1964 (with Ludwig)
No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London: 7, 8 November 1964 (with Wunderlich), 6-9 July 1966 (again with Ludwig)

Remastered in 1998, for EMI's Great Recordings of the Century:
Label: EMI Classics - Cat. No.: 5668922 - Disc ID: mW44i3fhpGeCQqkRdDRfXbOsTA0- - ASIN: B00002439H - Format: CD
Label: Angel Records - Barcode: 0724356694422 ASIN: B00000GCAH - Format: CD

Annotation last modified on 2008-05-03 07:25 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
A1 Das Lied von der Erde: I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde
Gustav Mahler 8:03
A2 Das Lied von der Erde: II. Der Einsame im Herbst
Gustav Mahler 10:08
A3 Das Lied von der Erde: III. Von der Jugend
Gustav Mahler 3:42
A4 Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Von der Schönheit
Gustav Mahler 7:46
B1 Das Lied von der Erde: V. Der Trunkene im Frühling
Gustav Mahler 4:41
B2 Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied
Gustav Mahler 29:25

Credits

12" Vinyl 1

composed in:
Toblach, Bolzano, Italy (1908 – 1909) (tracks A1–B2)
additional lyricist:
Gustav Mahler (track B2)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (tracks A1–B2)
Douglas Larter (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (tracks A1–B2)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (1908 – 1909) (tracks A1–B2)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer, 1885-1973) (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (tracks A1–B2)
lyricist:
李白 (tracks A1, A3–B1)
孟浩然 (track B2)
錢起 (track A2)
王維 (8th century poet) (track B2)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (tracks A2, A4, B2)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (tracks A1–B2)
producer:
Peter Andry (producer) (tracks A1–B2)
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979) (tracks A1–B2)
tenor vocals:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor) (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (tracks A1, A3, B1)
translator:
Hans Bethge (1907) (tracks A1–B2)
arrangements:
Das Lied von der Erde: I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (piano version) (track A1)
Das Lied von der Erde: II. Der Einsame im Herbst (piano version) (track A2)
Das Lied von der Erde: III. Der Pavillon aus Porzellan (piano version) (track A3)
Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Am Ufer (piano version) (track A4)
Das Lied von der Erde: V. Der Trinker im Frühling (piano version) (track B1)
Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied (piano version) (track B2)
part of:
Das Lied von der Erde (movement) (tracks A1–B2)
recording of:
Das Lied von der Erde: I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (track A1)
Das Lied von der Erde: II. Der Einsame im Herbst (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (track A2)
Das Lied von der Erde: III. Von der Jugend (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (track A3)
Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Von der Schönheit (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (track A4)
Das Lied von der Erde: V. Der Trunkene im Frühling (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (track B1)
Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied (1964-02-19 – 1966-07-09) (track B2)

Release

part of: Angel Series
ASIN: US: B00000GCAH [info]