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Two great recordings! Yes - two! Wunderlich with the Philharmonia in Kingsway Hall, and Ludwig with New Philharmonia in Abbey Road, 29 months later. But you'd never know. Sound quality is excellent, although Wunderlich is somewhat forward. Wonderful singing and evocative, haunting playing. Simply the best...
A truly Great Recording of the XX. Century If a recording truly does honour to EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century" collection it is certainly this one. Although not made without problems --Walter Legge's original Philharmonia Orchestra started to fall appart in mid-recording and so a portion of the work was actually played by what came to be known for over a decade as the "New Philharmonia" orchestra, a fact that was noticeable in the original LP album labels but apparently forgotten in subsequent re-issues-- their effect --if any-- are... more info
A Great Recording of the 20th-Century This excellent recording of Gustav Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde was released in 1998 by EMI in the Great Recordings of the Century series: its place as one of the great recordings of the 20th Century is well-deserved.
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) called Das Lied von der Erde (1907- 1909) as his most personal composition. It compiles six songs to poems from Hans Bethge's Die Chinesische Flöte (The Chinese Flute). The songs are sung alternately by the mezzo-soprano and the tenor.
