COMPOSERS: Mahler
LABELS: Hanssler
WORKS: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
PERFORMER: Kallisch (mezzo-soprano), Jerusalem (tenor); SWR Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden and Freiburg/Gielen
CATALOGUE NO: 93.269 (1992)
Gielen reveals unsuspected riches in Mahler’s textures, Jerusalem excels as the drunkard, but Cornelia Kallisch fails to provide the required tonal beauty. David Nice