Name: Wiener Philharmoniker-Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Start: 1990-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1990-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Musikverein

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Leonard Bernstein

Baritone

Thomas Hampson

Bariton

Orchestra

Wiener Philharmoniker

Musikverein

Wiener Philharmoniker-Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Wenen

Oostenrijk

Großer Saal

A few months before his death, Leonard Bernstein conducted a Mahler concert with the Vienna Philharmonic in Vienna. The program included Mahler's "Songs of a Journeyman", "Rueckertlieder" and "Kindertotenlieder". The soloist was the American baritone Thomas Hampson, of whom the magazine "Musik & Theater" wrote: "I don't know of any baritone at the moment who is able to demonstrate comparable competence to Mahler's in these three song cycles: vocally, emotionally and creatively ... a unique vocal performance and a worthy conclusion to Bernstein's extensive Mahler discography."
In addition to the genre of the symphony, it was primarily the song that Gustav Mahler paid the greatest attention to throughout his life. Mahler's most important songs are written for voice and orchestra, so they clearly bear the stamp of the symphonist on the outside. In addition to the "Children's Death Songs", the "Songs of a Journeyman" composed in 1884 achieved the greatest popularity. It is believed that Mahler was inspired to compose these songs through his love for the singer Johanna Richter. The texts are by the composer himself and reflect his identification with the hero, the "journeyman". In a dramatic example of musical transformation, "wandered"

Wiener Philharmoniker-Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Concert Various

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Wiener Philharmoniker-Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen by Various, do. 22 feb 1990, Van (1990/1990), Dirigent Leonard Bernstein, Musikverein, Wenen, Oostenrijk

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