Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) were composed in the mid-1880s during his time as a conductor in Kassel, inspired by his infatuation with soprano Johanna Richter.
Performer Biography
Sarah Connolly, a mezzo-soprano, was made a DBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours and an Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2020 for her outstanding services to music.
Composition History
Mahler completed his Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children) cycle in 1904, aligning himself with the grieving poet Rückert, and tragically, his own daughter Maria died of scarlet fever three years later.
Composition History
Friedrich Rückert, the poet whose texts Mahler set in Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children), poured his grief into nearly 400 poems after losing two young children to scarlet fever in 1833-34.
Composer Biography
Gustav Mahler, primarily remembered as a symphonist, maintained almost constant contact with Lieder (German art songs) throughout his life, which served as a crucible for his talent.
Performer Biography
Joseph Middleton, the pianist on this album, is highly acclaimed in song accompaniment and chamber music, described as 'one of the brightest stars in the world of song and Lieder' by BBC Music Magazine.
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