Gustav Mahler : Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. 'The songs are conceived as a whole, as if a wayfarer, with his destiny, is now looking out into the world and is wandering from place to place. … The most painful experiences were bound to come…' (Gustav Mahler, 1885) Mahler's famous set of four songs for voice and orchestra is newly available in the handsome UE Study Scores format. Gustav Mahler's 'Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen' ('Songs of a Wayfarer') occupy a special position in his song oeuvre. Subsequent to the 'Frühe Lieder und Gesänge' ('Songs and Airs') which - with the exception of the 'Serenade' and 'Phantasie' from Don Juan - were composed between 1880 and 1882 as songs for piano and voice, the 'Gesellenlieder' ('Wayfarer Songs') were the first works to be presented in the dual versions (songs for piano and voice / orchestral songs) that were so significant for Mahler's song compositions. The 'Gesellenlieder' were initially written as songs for piano and voice between late 1884 / early 1885 and 1890, and Mahler's orchestration only followed in the years between 1890 and 1893. Another unique feature is that they were explicitly conceived as a song cycle and together with the 'Kindertotenlieder' ('Songs on the Death of Children') and possibly also the 'Lied von der Erde' ('Song of the Earth') - although the latter is far more akin to a symphony - these are the only song cycles in Mahler's song oeuvre. The 'Gesellenlieder' ultimately express the subjective experience of suffering in a particularly remarkable way./ Répertoire / Voix et Orchestre

Conductor composer and writer Bruno Walter (1876 1962) worked closely with Gustav Mahler as the composer's assistant and protégé. His revealing recollections of Mahler were written in 1936 marking the twenty-fifthanniversary of the composer's death. Walter first encountered Mahler more than 40 years earlier when he served as the composer's assistant conductor in Hamburg. He worked with Mahler again at the Vienna Opera and after thecomposer's death conducted the debut of the Ninth Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde.A staunch supporter of Mahler's genius and defender of his dour personality Walter cites the pressures faced by a gifted artist striving forperfection. This edition of his tribute to his friend and mentor features supplemental materials that include a biographical sketch of Mahler as man and artist by Ernst Krenek the composer's son-in-law and musical heir and a newIntroduction by Erik Ryding author of Bruno Walter: A World Elsewhere.Reprint of Greystone Press Inc. New York 1941 edition.

Based on the Critical Edition- Orchestra material on hire. Par MAHLER GUSTAV. The large-scale form of 'Symphony No. 9' is unusual in a number of ways. It reminds in no way of the ninth symphonies of famous predecessors. Two slow movements, an Andante comodo at the beginning and an Adagio at the end, form the frame for two of the most parodistic and embittered inner movements that Mahler ever wrote - a ländler-waltz combination, and the 'Rondo-Burleske', a bitter, ironic movement that is derisively dedicated 'to my brothers in Apollo'. The most extraordinary part of Mahler's last completed symphony must certainly be the slow finale - a 20-minute long intensively singing movement laden with conflict that includes references to earlier works by Mahler, in slow motion as it were ('Urlicht',' Ablösung im Sommer', the 'Scherzo of Symphony No. 3', 'Der Abschied' from 'Das Lied von der Erde', and 'Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen' from the 'Kindertotenlieder'); it indeed seems that a circle is being closed. (Reinhold Kubik) Universal Edition continues its new study score standard. These completely redesigned scores offer an unparalleled insight into the music of the last hundred years. Great care has been taken to select the best available content for this journey through music history, and every score has been edited according to the latest quality standards./ Répertoire / Orchestre

Henrik Wiese once again draws on his wealth of experience as a flutist and pedagogue: with his book “The Piccolo & Alto Flute Audition“, he has compiled a total of 207 audition excerpts in a carefully edited and clearly arranged compendium. In alphabetical order, it contains standard passages from orchestral works of various genres throughout music history, both common and less frequently requested. This up-to-date collection is a reliable companion and indispensable for optimal preparation for international auditions of all kinds at the opera, with symphony or chamber orchestras.
Easy-to-read, uniform and modern layout make the edition convenient to use. The critical report and chronological list of audition excerpts for quicker stylistic classification make the editor a comprehensive coach for flutists. Numerous other tips and remarks gained by Wiese from his practical experience and exchange with colleagues and students complete the book. International demand is fulfilled by the texts being in three languages (German, French, English), thus making “The Piccolo & Alto Flute Audition“ the equivalent of the already established edition “The Flute Audition“.
Bartók Béla: III. Pe loc aus Rumünische Volkstänze
Bartók Béla: III. Elegia aus Concerto for Orchestra
Bartók Béla: V. Finale aus Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven Ludwig van: 4. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 5
Beethoven Ludwig van: 4. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 9
Berg Alban: 1. Akt, 4. Szene aus Wozzeck
Berg Alban: 2. Akt, 2. Szene aus Wozzeck
Berlioz Hector: 3. Teil, Szene XII. Meuet des Follets aus La damnation de Faust
Berlioz Hector: V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat aus Symphonie fantastique
Bizet Georges: 1. Akt, Nr. 2 Marche et choeur des gamins aus Carmen
Bizet Georges: 3. Akt, Nr. 18 Introduction aus Carmen
Borodin Alexander: Allegro vivo und Presto aus Polowetzer Tänze
Brahms Johannes: Variation V aus Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn
Brahms Johannes: Variation VIII aus Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn
Brahms Johannes: 4. Satz aus Klavierkonzert Nr. 2
Brahms Johannes: 3. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 4
Britten Benjamin: II. Sunday Morning aus Four Sea Interludes
Britten Benjamin: IV. Storm aus Four Sea Interludes
Britten Benjamin: Variation A aus The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Britten Benjamin: Fugue aus The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Delibes Léo: 2. Akt, Nr. 11 Musique des automates aus Coppélia
Donizetti Gaetano: Sinfonia aus Don Pasquale
Donizetti Gaetano: Nr. 7 Scena e Quartetto aus Don Pasquale
Dukas Paul: Scherzo, Poco animando und Vif aus L'Apprenti sorcier
Dvorák Antonín: 3. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 6
Dvorák Antonín: 1. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 9
Händel Georg Friedrich: 1. Akt, Nr. 11 Aria Augelletti, che cantate (Almirena) aus Rinaldo
Hindemith Paul: II. Marsch und Pastorale aus Nobilissima Visione
Holst Gustav: III. Merkur aus Die Planeten
Holst Gustav: Dance of the spirits of water aus der Ballettmusik The Perfect Fool
Ippolitov-Ivanov Michail: Nr. 4 Procession of the Sardar aus Suite Nr. 1 Caucasian Sketches
Janácek Leoš: 3. Satz The Queen's Monastery, Brno aus Sinfonietta
Kodály Zoltán: Marosszéker Tänze
Kodály Zoltán: Tänze aus Galánta
Ljadow Anatoli: VII. Dancing Song aus Acht russische Volkslieder
Mahler Gustav: III. Von der Jugend aus Das Lied von der Erde
Mahler Gustav: IV. Urlicht aus Symphonie Nr. 2 Auferstehung
Mahler Gustav: V. Der große Appell aus Symphonie Nr. 2 Auferstehung
Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus: 2. Akt, Nr. 13 Aria Alles fühlt der Liebe Freuden (Monostatos) aus Die Zauberflöte
Ponchielli Amilcare: 3. Akt Danza delle Ore, Finale aus La Gioconda
Prokofieff Sergei: I. The Birth of Kijé aus der Suite Leutnant Kishe
Prokofieff Sergei: IV. Troika aus der Suite Leutnant Kishe
Puccini Giacomo: Suor Angelica
Puccini Giacomo: 3. Akt, 1. Szene aus Turandot
Ravel Maurice: II. Malagueña aus Rapsodie espagnole
Ravel Maurice: IV.Feria aus Rapsodie espagnole
Ravel Maurice: II. Petit Poucet aus My mère l'Oye
Ravel Maurice: III. Laideromette, Imperatrice des Pagodes aus My mère l'Oye
Ravel Maurice: Lever du jour aus der Suite Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel Maurice: Pantomime aus der Suite Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel Maurice: Danse générale aus der Suite Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel Maurice: Boléro
Ravel Maurice: 1. Satz aus Klavierkonzert G-Dur
Ravel Maurice: 3. Satz aus Klavierkonzert G-Dur
Rimski-Korsakow Nikolaj: 3. Satz The Young Prince and The Young Princess aus Sheherazade
Rimski-Korsakow Nikolaj: 4. Satz Festiva at Baghdad aus Sheherazade
Rossini Gioachino: Sinfonia aus der Ouverture zu La scala di seta
Rossini Gioachino: Sinfonia aus der Ouverture zu L'Italiana in Algeri
Rossini Gioachino: 1. Akt, Nr. 2 Cavatina Largo al Factotum (Figaro) aus Il barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini Gioachino: 1. Akt, Nr. 8 Finale 1, Stretta aus Il barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini Gioachino: Sinfonia aus der Ouverture zu La gazza ladra
Rossini Gioachino: Sinfonia aus der Ouverture zu Semiramide
Rossini Gioachino: Sinfonia aus der Ouverture zu Wilhelm Tell
Schönberg Arnold: Nr. 18 Der Mondfleck aus Pierrot lunaire
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 1. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 5
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 2. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 5
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 1. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 6
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 2. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 6
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 1. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 7
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 2. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 8
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 4. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 8
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 1. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 9
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 2. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 9
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 3. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 9
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 5. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 9
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 1. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 10
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 2. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 10
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 3. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 10
Schostakowitsch Dmitri: 1. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 15
Sibelius Jean: III. Alla marcia aus der Suite Karelia
Smetana Bedrich: Vivacissimo aus Die verkaufte Braut
Sousa Filipe de: March aus The Stars and Stripes Forever
Strauß Johann (Sohn): Ouverutre aus Die Fledermaus
Strawinsky Igor: Variation de l'oiseau de feu aus der Suite L'Oiseau de Feu
Strawinsky Igor: Ronde des princesses (Khorovode) aus der Suite L'Oiseau de Feu
Tschaikowsky Peter Iljitsch: 3. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 4
Tschaikowsky Peter Iljitsch: 4. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 4
Tschaikowsky Peter Iljitsch: 2. Akt, Nr. 12 Divertissement, c) Le thé (Danse chinoise) aus Der Nussknacker
Tschaikowsky Peter Iljitsch: 3. Satz aus Symphonie Nr. 6
Verdi Giuseppe: 2. Akt Ballabile aus der Oper Aida
Verdi Giuseppe: 1. Akt Coro Fuoco di goia aus der Oper Otello
Verdi Giuseppe: 3. Akt Ballettmusik aus der Oper Otello
Verdi Giuseppe: 1. Akt, 2. Teil aus der Oper Falstaff
Verdi Giuseppe: 1. Akt, Nr. 2 Introduzione aus der Oper La traviata
Verdi Giuseppe: 1. Teil, 1. Szene, Nr. 4 Coro di Zingari e Canzone aus der Oper Il trovatore
Verdi Giuseppe: 3. Akt, Nr. 13 Scena, Terzetto e Tempesta aus der Oper Rigoletto
Wagner Richard: 3. Szene aus der Oper Das Rheingold
Wagner Richard: 3. Akt, 2. Szene Feuerzauber aus der Oper Die Walküre
Holst Gustav: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age aus Die Planeten
Holst Gustav: VII. Neptun, the Mystic aus Die Planeten
Ravel Maurice: 1. Teil Danse religieuse aus Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel Maurice: 1. Teil Danse générale aus Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel Maurice: 2. Teil Danse guerrière aus Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel Maurice: 3. Teil Lever du jour aus Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel Maurice: 3. Teil Pantomime aus Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel Maurice: 3. Teil Danse générale aus Daphnis et Chloé
Strawinsky Igor: 1. Teil L'Adoration de la terre aus Le sacre du printemps
Strawinsky Igor: 1. Teil Danses des adolescentes aus Le sacre du printemps
Strawinsky Igor: 1. Teil Rondes printanières aus Le sacre du printemps
Strawinsky Igor: 2. Teil Le sacrifice, Introduction aus Le sacre du printemps
Strawinsky Igor: 2. Teil Le sacrifice, Cercle mystérieux des adolescentes aus Le sacre du printemps
Strawinsky Igor: 2. Teil Le sacrifice, Action rituelle des ancêtres aus Le sacre du printemps / Partitions classique / Bois / Flûte traversière / UNIVERSAL EDITION

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. The Song of the Earth , composed in the summer of 1908, is Mahler’s best-known and most personal work. Reflecting drastic changes in his life, its immense emotional density is very moving. Until the very end, Mahler continued to refine the extremely differentiated instrumentation, as is evident in numerous retouchings in the autograph score and engraver’s model. It is therefore all the more regrettable that he was neither able to perform his “Symphony in Songs” himself nor that he was involved in its printing. Unfortunately, in the posthumously published first edition of 1912 and the subsequent editions edited by Erwin Ratz and Karl Heinz Füssl, many questions remained unanswered, while other were answered in a dubious way. The edition is the first text-critical one of the work on a scientifically sound basis. It offers not only a more reliable musical text, but also systematically and lucidly prepared information on the sources, their transmission and evaluation. All editorial decisions have been documented in a transparently comprehensible manner – in particular those leading to new audible results. Work-related notes on performance practice, which for the first time include Mahler’s conducting indications, offer valuable, indispensable interpretive aids. In addition to the regular five clarinet parts, the set of parts includes two additional parts (3rd clarinet/E b clarinet, bass clarinet/3rd clarinet in places where the latter plays E b clarinet) to allow performances with only four clarinets. The completely revised piano reduction reproduces the orchestral texture true to the score without losing sight of playability. Both Mahler’s piano autograph and the piano reduction by Wöss, which was commissioned by the composer himself, served as an inspiration for this. / Date parution : 2022-07-23/ Répertoire / Soli [AT] et Orchestre

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. The Song of the Earth , composed in the summer of 1908, is Mahler’s best-known and most personal work. Reflecting drastic changes in his life, its immense emotional density is very moving. Until the very end, Mahler continued to refine the extremely differentiated instrumentation, as is evident in numerous retouchings in the autograph score and engraver’s model. It is therefore all the more regrettable that he was neither able to perform his “Symphony in Songs” himself nor that he was involved in its printing. Unfortunately, in the posthumously published first edition of 1912 and the subsequent editions edited by Erwin Ratz and Karl Heinz Füssl, many questions remained unanswered, while other were answered in a dubious way. The edition is the first text-critical one of the work on a scientifically sound basis. It offers not only a more reliable musical text, but also systematically and lucidly prepared information on the sources, their transmission and evaluation. All editorial decisions have been documented in a transparently comprehensible manner – in particular those leading to new audible results. Work-related notes on performance practice, which for the first time include Mahler’s conducting indications, offer valuable, indispensable interpretive aids. In addition to the regular five clarinet parts, the set of parts includes two additional parts (3rd clarinet/E b clarinet, bass clarinet/3rd clarinet in places where the latter plays E b clarinet) to allow performances with only four clarinets. The completely revised piano reduction reproduces the orchestral texture true to the score without losing sight of playability. Both Mahler’s piano autograph and the piano reduction by Wöss, which was commissioned by the composer himself, served as an inspiration for this. / Date parution : 2022-07-23/ Répertoire / Soli [AT] et Orchestre

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