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• CD01 TK 01 Gustav Mahler Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde
• CD01 TK 02 Gustav Mahler Der Einsame im Herbst
• CD01 TK 03 Gustav Mahler Von der Jugend
• CD01 TK 04 Gustav Mahler Von der Schönheit
• CD01 TK 05 Gustav Mahler Der Trunkene im Frühling
• CD01 TK 06 Gustav Mahler Der Abschied

I. The Drinking Song Of Earth Sorrow
II. The Lonely One In Autumn
III. Of Youth
IV. Of Beauty
V. The Drunkard In Spring
VI. The Farewell

The 2010 Mahler in Manchester festival was “A sensory experience like no other,” according to The Sunday Times, not least for the Manchester Cameratas revelatory performance of Das Lied von der Erde in the scaled-down chamber version by Schoenberg. The poignancy of Mahler’s “Song of the Earth” is highlighted by the reduced forces: just 16 performers, including the distinctive chimes of harmonium, celeste and piano. The chamber arrangement came about through Schoenberg’s Vienna-based Association for Private Musical Performances, founded in 1918. Dedicated to exploring new music but short of funds, they made a number of chamber versions of larger works, of which Das Lied was one. Conducted by Douglas Boyd, Manchester Cameratas performance of this transcription loses nothing of the astonishing sonic allure of the original – an ideal memento of an enlightening festival celebrating the music of Mahler.

The booklet includes complete song texts in German with English translations

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Recorded live in performance at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 30 January 2010