MAHLER: SONGS WITH ORCHESTRA - Susan Graham, San Francisco Symphony, Tilson-Thomas (Hybrid SACD)

Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano) & Thomas Hampson (baritone), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony bring their historic Mahler recording cycle to a close with the composer’s three song cycles. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony, who launched their historic Mahler recording cycle in 2001, complete the best-selling, critically acclaimed and award winning project with the composer’s atmospheric song cycles. The live recordings, taken from concerts in the orchestra’s Davies Symphony Hall, features two of America’s most lauded singers, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham in Rückert-Lieder, and baritone Thomas Hampson in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, and selections from Das Knaben Wunderhorn.

The release coincides with international celebrations Mahler’s music, as 2010 is the 150th anniversary of his birth, and 2011 marks the 100th year of his death. The SFS and MTT, among the world’s leading interpreters of Mahler’s music, will play a significant role in the global commemoration of Mahler, through concerts, prominent media projects, and extensive international tours. The MTT/SFS Mahler cycle has won seven Grammy Awards, including three for Best Classical Album, and has sold over 140,000 recordings world-wide. This final instalment puts the crowning touch on every collector’s CD shelf.

Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Thomas Hampson
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas
I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
II. Ging heut' Morgen übers Feld
III. Ich hab' ein glühend Messer
IV. Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz


Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
Susan Graham
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas
Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft
Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
Liebst du um Schönheit
Um Mitternacht
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen


Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1899 version)
Thomas Hampson
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas
I. Lied des Verfolgten im Turm
II. Der Tamboursg'sell
III. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
IV. Revelge
V. Urlicht