Lyric: Orchestral Songs by Mahler, Wolf

A collection of recordings taken from the legendary Capriccio Archive joins some of the world's leading singers together and presents a broad repertoire of known and unknown songs for orchestra. Renowned conductors including Eschenbach, Albrecht and Bertini guarantee the quality of the artistic realisation of these complex scores.

American Record Guide
Thomas Quasthoff, baritone, sings a wonderful performance of Mahler's Wayfarer Songs with the Cologne Radio Orchestra and Gary Bertini... Mitsuko Shirai, mezzo, sings decent performances of four orchestral songs of Wolf with the Berlin Radio Orchestra and David Shallon... The chief reasons to consider purchasing are (1) mostly very good performances, (2) mostly very good singers, and above all (3) a great chance to discover some less familiar music that is hard to find anywhere else and makes for rewarding listening... this is worth hearing.

BBC Music Magazine
A flavoursome two-disc compliation garnering the distinctive character of these singers, often in less familiar and fascinating repertoire.

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Mahler, Gustav : Rückert Lieder (5)

Performer: Christine Schäfer (Soprano)
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Notes: Berlin, Haus des Rundfunks (02/22/2008-02/26/2008)
Running Time: 21 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1901-1902

Mahler, Gustav : Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Performer: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Gary Bertini
Notes: Köln, Philharmonie (06/15/1992-06/17/1992)
Running Time: 15 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1883-1885

Wolf, Hugo : Goethe Lieder

Performer: Mitsuko Shirai (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: David Shallon
Notes: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (04/04/1989-04/05/1989)
Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 12/17/1888

Wolf, Hugo : Er ists

Performer: Mitsuko Shirai (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: David Shallon
Notes: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (04/04/1989-04/05/1989)
Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 05/05/1888

Wolf, Hugo : Goethe Lieder

Performer: Mitsuko Shirai (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: David Shallon
Notes: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (04/04/1989-04/05/1989)
Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 11/04/1888

Wolf, Hugo : Denk' es, o Seele!

Performer: Mitsuko Shirai (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: David Shallon
Notes: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (04/04/1989-04/05/1989)
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 03/10/1888

Wolf, Hugo : An den Schlaf

Performer: Mitsuko Shirai (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: David Shallon
Notes: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (04/04/1989-04/05/1989)
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 10/04/1888

Zemlinsky, Alexander von : Symphonische Gesänge, Op. 20 :: Lied der Baumwollpacker (Cotton-packer's song)

Performer: Franz Grundheber (Baritone)
Conductor: Gerd Albrecht
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1929

Zemlinsky, Alexander von : Symphonische Gesänge, Op. 20 :: Totes braunes Mädel (A brown girl dead)

Performer: Franz Grundheber (Baritone)
Conductor: Gerd Albrecht
Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1929

Zemlinsky, Alexander von : Symphonische Gesänge, Op. 20 :: Afrikanischer Tanz (African Dance)

Performer: Franz Grundheber (Baritone)
Conductor: Gerd Albrecht
Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1929

Zemlinsky, Alexander von : Lyrische Symphonie, Op. 18 :: 7. Molto Adagio

Performer: Matthias Goerne (Baritone)
Notes: Paris, Maison ONDIF (02/22/2005-02/26/2005)
Running Time: 9 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1922-1923

Wellesz, Egon : Leben, Traum und Tod, songs (2) for voice & orchestra, Op. 55

Performer: Sophie Koch (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Roger Epple
Notes: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (11/18/2002-11/21/2002)
Running Time: 8 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1936-1937

Wellesz, Egon : Lied der Welt, for voice & orchestra, Op. 54

Performer: Regina Klepper (Soprano)
Conductor: Roger Epple
Notes: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (11/18/2002-11/21/2002)
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1936-1938

Schreker, Franz : Songs (5) for low voice & piano

Performer: Mechthild Georg (Alto)
Conductor: Peter Gulke
Notes: Köln, WDR-Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismark-Saal (12/02/1997-12/05/1997)
Running Time: 12 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 05/1909

Bloch, Ernest : Poèmes d'automne, songs (4) for mezzo & orchestra (or piano)

Performer: Sophie Koch (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Steven Sloane
Notes: Berlin, Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg, Saal 1 (05/19/2003-05/24/2003)
Running Time: 21 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1906

Bloch, Ernest : Prelude & 2 Psalms, for soprano & orchestra (or piano)

Conductor: Steven Sloane
Notes: Teldex-Studio Berlin (03/28/2007-03/29/2007)
Running Time: 12 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1912-1914

Lyric: Orchestral Songs by Mahler, Wolf, Zemlinsky, Wellesz, Schreker, Bloch / Schafer, Quasthoff, Goerne

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