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
Yubo Zhou
Hermine May, Manuel Lange
Duo GlossArte
W F Bach
Villa-Lobos
Various
Various
Various
Vincent Bernhardt, Laurence Stoulig-Thinnes
Veronique Gens; Munchner Rundfunkorchester; Herve Niquet
The Kraken Consort
Ensemble Moliere
Dialogos; Katarina Livljanic; Kantaduri; Josko Caleta
Brindley Sherratt, Julius Drake
Asmik Grigorian; Mikko Franck; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Markus Hinterhauser
Asmik Grigorian; Mikko Franck; Markus Hinterhauser; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
