Das Lied von der Erde

Featuring

Fernando Dam Wang
Hai-Yun Cheng
Paul Ching-Po Chiang
Philharmonia Moments Musicaux
Gustav Mahler

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Recording & Production

This recording is a compilation of live performances from various venues in Taiwan, rather than a studio-edited recording.

Interpretation

The arranger, Paul Ching-Po Chiang, created this new chamber version of Das Lied von der Erde because he found Mahler's original orchestration often too thick, compromising the literary nuances of the text.

Composition History

This arrangement incorporates Arnold Schönberg's chamber rendition of the first movement of Das Lied von der Erde, with Paul Ching-Po Chiang arranging the remaining five movements.

Performer Biography

Paul Ching-Po Chiang, the arranger and conductor, is the Founder and Artistic Director of Philharmonia Moments Musicaux and won Third Prize at the inaugural International Sir Georg Solti Competition for Conductors.

Recording & Production

The live recordings for this album were made in three different concert venues across Taiwan: National Concert Hall in Taipei, Playhouse at National Taichung Theater, and Eslite Performance Hall.

Composition History

This album features a new chamber orchestra arrangement of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde by Paul Ching-Po Chiang, the Founder and Artistic Director of Philharmonia Moments Musicaux.

Composition History

The project to create this new arrangement was initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the original symphonic version of Das Lied von der Erde could not be performed.