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Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde - SFS - MTT

bron SACD

Mahler! What can one say about this extraordinary artist? "Das Lied von der Erde" is just at the absolute end of emotional and intellectual capacity for the expressing of the inexpressible. The "Abscheid", with its final "Ewig!" never fails to tear me apart. I'm usually rendered almost to tears. (This entire work, along with the final two Adagios of the 9th Symphony are killers for me.)

As for the SFS and Maestro Thomas, along with Mssrs. Hampson and Skelton, the performance was first class. Mr. Hampson, whom I have admired equally with Dietrich Fischer-Diskau as being at the top of the heap was even more convincing than Christa Ludwig for Bernstein, in my estimation, but that's just a personal preference. That is not to take away a scintilla of perfection in Ludwig's performances. Mr. Skelton was wonderful in every respect, particularly since Mahler is so demanding of the high voice in this work.

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