Mahler - Urlicht

[celticcelticwger066]

I cannot pardon the singer singing: "vellieber moecht ich im Himmel sein!(2:03) vell and viel are totally different feelings. Let her study german before!

[HaloReachBetrayals]

So beautiful...Wish he was still alive.. :(

[celticcelticwger066]

@HaloReachBetrayals

He is...resurrected

[celticcelticwger066]

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another grave mistake : 4:33 ...she sings: " bis AN das" it must be "bis in das"

in das ewig selig Leben makes sense, an das ewig selig Leben is total bullshit.

[jbxd8]

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[maaikees]

I like this recording, except for the oboe part. It is played too clumsy, it needs more delicacy. The singing is exceptional though!

[presbyterosBassI]

I have a very soft spot for this recording. It was my first Mahler 2 on CD (it must have been cheap). Wonderful performing tradition in Prague. Nice bright brass, and dark woodwinds, and a great hall to record in. Just what I need sometimes. Other times, not so much, but that's what choice is about.

[Napoleongurke]

Christian Gerhaher is much better!

[Vickie183]

I cannot listen to the 1st minute of this without weeping, smiling, getting goosebumps, and feeling like the sun.

[TheDusio]

I can live without many things, but I simply cannot imagine my life without Gustav and his magnificent Lieder ...

[annakuryakina]

@TheDusio The same for me. Mahler grips me like no other composer does. Indispensable!

[rjr1967]

much as I love the piece, the singer, the orchestra, this performance sounds laboured to me... as if she was uncomfortable with the slow tempo at the beginning.

Another thing, which is a personal observation, because I come from the UK: to hear vibrato in the brass always makes me think "there's trouble down at t'mine".

[Themothia2]

where is the guitar?

[peiper1ss]

Goose  bumps every time I hear this. Mahler was magnificent. Superb music!!

[robertocordero]

bella parte de esta Bella sinfonia... me fascina...! Viva Mahler...

[AchillesValda]

Wow, Thanks!!§ Eva Randova is my favoured czech mezzo-soprano! I still do not have this recording! All interprets are SUPER!!! THANKS!!!

[carlosmarioable]

espectacular

[dodiese09]

sublime !!!

[janstary]

One of the best pieces of music Mahler ever wrote! And I like this particular recording by Vaclav Neumann - it has nobility and a majestic honorable feel to it, yet also the warmth and delicacy embedded in the original score... very much out of this world (IMHO, I highly recommend this recording of his 2nd to all Mahler's fans)

[asisecanta]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!