Mahler Project
"...Thomas and the orchestra have rarely sounded so assured or dynamic in their command of Mahler’s late style."
—San Francisco Chronicle
Das Lied von der Erde
Stuart Skelton, tenor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Mahler was a great symphonist and a great songwriter. In his “song-symphony” Das Lied von der Erde (“The Song of the Earth”), these two strands of his genius are intertwined. Here Mahler summons all his orchestral and vocal imagination, taking us to the heart of ancient Chinese poems that praise life’s joys and lament life’s brevity.
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The San Francisco Symphony recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde will be available for purchase at the Symphony Store in Davies Symphony Hall, online at the Symphony eStore, and in retail and digital outlets worldwide.
“…dazzling… Hampson's utter mastery of music and text made this performance one to cherish.”
–San Jose Mercury News
“Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) could be one of the best discs of the entire massive undertaking [of the SF Symphony’s Mahler recording project.]”
—Bay Area Reporter
Read Richard Scheinin’s San Jose Mercury News feature on the live concert recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde at Davies Symphony Hall in September 2007, and explore photographs, audio clips, and video footage from the recording week.
Release Date: September 9, 2008
BIN: 821936-0019-2-9