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Kindertotenlieder și Rückert-Lieder de Gustav Mahler
Kindertotenlieder and Rückert-Lieder by Gustav Mahler

Author(s): Silvia Sorina Munteanu
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, History of Art
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Mahler; Piano; accompaniament; voice; soloist;

Summary/Abstract: On the 110th anniversary of his death, the Kindertotenlieder and Rückert -Lieder lied cycles by Gustav Mahler introduce us to the elegiac and sentimental atmosphere of his creation. Their drama and sophistication of the vocal writing are challenging for both singer and accompanist whether he is an orchestra conductor or pianist. The story of the poet (Rückert) whose poems Gustav Mahler sang in Kindertotenlieder and how they were written, the impact of the two's lives on the genesis of these songs seem incredible by their sad symmetry, but in Rückert-Lieder the light of love and beauty bring a different ambiance to Mahler's creation and the musical dream begins to be interwoven with diaphanous and transparent sounds.

  • Issue Year: IX/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 345-352
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian