Windswept House-Gustav Mahlers Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of - TopicsExpress



          

Windswept House-Gustav Mahlers Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) is a large-scale work of music composed by the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler between 1908 and 1909. The work was described as a symphony when published, and it comprises six songs for two singers who take turns singing the songs. Mahler specified the two singers should be a tenor and an alto, or else a tenor and a baritone if an alto is not available. The work was composed following the most painful period in Mahlers life, and the songs address themes such as those of living, parting and salvation. On the centenary of Mahlers birth, the composer, conductor, and Mahler champion Leonard Bernstein described Das Lied von der Erde as Mahlers Greatest symphony. The first public performance was given, posthumously, on 20 November 1911 in the Tonhalle in Munich, sung by Sara Cahier and William Miller (both Americans) with Bruno Walter conducting. Mahler had died six months earlier, on 18 May.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:11:30 +0000

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