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Recovery and Renewal- The Threads and Themes of MahlerFest XXXI

Recovery and Renewal- The Threads and Themes of MahlerFest XXXI

by Kenneth Woods | Apr 3, 2018 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective

  Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde is a work that ends with the beginning of a journey. Across the first five movements, and through much of the sixth, the narrative voices we hear are passive ones.  In the third and fourth songs, the poetry of Li T’ai-po...

CD Review- Gramophone on Orchestra of the Swan, Mahler- Das Lied von der Erde

by Kenneth Woods | Sep 29, 2011 | Mahler, News and Reviews

In the October 2011 issue of Gramophone Magazine, one can now find the first review to directly compare the Orchestra of the Swan recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the new recording by Manchester Camerata and Douglas...

Classical Recordings Quarterly on Orchestra of the Swan Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

by Kenneth Woods | Sep 28, 2011 | Mahler, News and Reviews

There is a review from critic David Patmore in the current issue of Classical Recordings Quarterly of the new Orchestra of the Swan recording of Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Das Lied von der Erde on Somm Recordings. The complete review is...

CD Review- MusicWeb-International on Orchestra of the Swan- Song of the Earth

by Kenneth Woods | Jul 28, 2011 | News and Reviews

Just published at Musicweb-International is a new review by critic Guy Aron of our new recording with Orchestra of the Swan of chamber versions of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen on Somm. It’s quite an extensive review with a...

Song of the Earth perspectives: Peter Davison- Mahler seeks the Earth’s embrace

by Kenneth Woods | Jul 15, 2011 | A view from the podium

Celebrating the release of SOMM Recording’s new CD of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder Eines fahrenden Gesellen, we begin a new series of essays and podcasts exploring Mahler’s Song of the Earth. You can explore Mahler’s masterpiece in...
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