Gerhild Romberger, Alfredo Perl
Description
Unquenchable yearning, heartrending grief, ardent desire – in Gustav Mahler’s songs the romantic emotional world doubtless rises to magnificent heights.
This new recording of the piano versions with Gerhild
Romberger and Alfredo Perl demonstrate that the piano versions uncover respectful relations to models such as Schubert’s
Winterreise; just listen to the tormented tone of the
four Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen!
Five songs grouped together today as the Rückert-Lieder round off the program. They include a very personal “Liebst du um Schönheit” dedicated by the composer to his wife Alma following their marriage.
Significantly, Mahler did not orchestrate this song. Romberg and Perl’s interpretation of these very personal songs conveys special intimacy and authenticity thanks to the finely tuned Steinway Grand Piano “Manfred Bürki” (1901) - a precisely balanced SACD recording.
Tracklisting
Tatjana Vorobjova
Steffen Schleiermacher
Ma'alot Quintett, Trio Roseau
Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann
Stephen Marchionda
Christian Euler, Paul Rivinius
Caterva Musica, Erdal Akkaya
Leipzig String Quartet
Mark Milhofer|Mirco Palazzi|Marco Scolastra
Katharina Ruckgaber, Tamas Egresi, Helmut Deutsch
Magdalena Kozena, Mitsuko Uchida
Liparit Avetisyan; Constantine Orbelian; Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Joanna Klisowska|Katarzyna Neugebauer
Jean-Francois Borras; Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo; Pierre Dumoussaud
Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux, Joseph Havlat
Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
