The 1st and 3rd works are song cycles. Words by the composer (1st work) and Friedrich Rückert (2nd-3rd works). Violeta Urmana, soprano (2nd work) ; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (3rd work) ; Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone (1st work) ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Pierre Boulez, conductor. Recorded June 2003, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna. Compact disc. "Boulez 2005"--Container. Program notes by Mathias Hansen and texts with English translations (16 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen = Songs of a wayfarer (16:51) -- 5 Rückert-Lieder (19:36) -- Kindertotenlieder = Songs on the death of children (24:41).
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