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2022-07-04 14:09:29
Gustav Mahler, 2022
[…] overlooking the Wörthersee (lake Wörth). He had been going to Maiernigg since 1900 and in 1901 had a “composing hut” built there, to which he would retreat, alone, to write and contemplate. That’s where he composed all of his symphonies from the Forth to the Eighth. The latter was written very quickly, in just two months, though some changes were made later. The Eighth was called “Symphony of a Thousand” by its original promoter, Emil Gutmann, as it required a huge orchestra, vocal soloists, two regular choirs and one children’s choir (the real number of performers was smaller than one thousand and Mahler disapproved of the moniker). The symphony consists of two parts rather than the usual several movements - a relatively short Part One, based on the traditional Latin text of the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus, and Part Two, which runs about an hour or more, depending on the […]
2022-07-04 14:06:44
Gustav Mahler, 2022
[…] overlooking the Wörthersee (lake Wörth). He had been going to Maiernigg since 1900 and in 1901 had a “composing hut” built there, to which he would retreat, alone, to write and contemplate. That’s where he composed all of his symphonies from the Forth to the Eighth. The latter was written very quickly, in just two months, though some changes were made later. The Eighth was called “Symphony of a Thousand” by its original promoter, Emil Gutmann, as it required a huge orchestra, vocal soloists, two regular choirs and one children’s choir (the real number of performers was smaller than one thousand and Mahler disapproved of the moniker). The symphony consists of two parts rather than the usual several movements - a relatively short Part One, based on the traditional Latin text of the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus, and Part Two, which runs about an hour or more, depending on the […]
2020-05-13 08:23:50
A disc full of discoveries: the first group of Goethe settings from Stone Records' complete Hugo Wolf songs
[…] live performances seem to have been captured well, with great immediacy. Volume 11 of the series will feature Wolf's settings from Goethe's West-östlicher Divan. Hugo Wolf - Harfenspieler IHugo Wolf - Harfenspieler IIHugo Wolf - Harfenspieler IIIHugo Wolf - SpottliedHugo Wolf - Mignon IHugo Wolf - Mignon IIHugo Wolf - Mignon IIIHugo Wolf - PhilineHugo Wolf - MignonHugo Wolf - Der SängerHugo Wolf - Der RattenfängerHugo Wolf - Ritter Kurts BrautfahrtHugo Wolf - Gutmann und GutweibHugo Wolf - Cophtisches Lied IHugo Wolf - Cophtisches Lied IIHugo Wolf - Frech und Froh IHugo Wolf - Frech und Froh IIHugo Wolf - BeherzigungHugo Wolf - EpiphaniasLouise Alder (soprano) Fllur Wyn (soprano) Katarina Karneus (mezzo-soprano) Rowan Hellier (mezzo-soprano) Adrian Thompson (tenor) Roderick Williams (baritone) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) Sholto Kynoch (piano) Recorded at the Oxford Lieder Festival, 12 & 14 October 2013 at Holywell Music Room, Oxford STONE RECORDS 5060192780918 1CD [65.24] […]
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