Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde – Jonas Kaufmann

Première discographique : Jonas Kaufmann enregistre les deux parties (ténor et baryton) de ce chef-d’oeuvre absolu de Mahler soutenu par un orchestre philharmonique de Vienne en état de grâce!

Discografische première: Jonas Kaufmann neemt de twee delen (tenor en bariton) op van dit meesterwerk van Mahler, begeleid door een Wiener Philharmoniker in topvorm.

   in Opera Now (Jun, 2017)
Mahler with complete assurance in his recording of Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth). You may well wonder where the second singer is, as Mahler wrote the songs for a tenor and alto (often a mezzo), or tenor and baritone if necessary, and the two voices alternate between the six songs. In fact, Kaufman has taken the brave decision to record the piece alone and sing the work complete. Perhaps it’s not such a surprise as his tenor is commonly described as baritonal – ‘burnished’ is the word often used; and so it proves here, as he has no trouble with the lower-lying songs. He doesn’t …