Jessye Norman: Kindertotenlieder by Mahler

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Kindertotenlieder 1-5 /Songs on the Death of Children / Chants pour des enfants morts (text: Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866)
1 - Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n
2 - Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
3 - Wenn dein Mütterlein
4 - Oft denk' ich, sie sind ausgegangen
5 - In diesem Wetter
Jessye Norman, soprano
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Seiji Ozawa
Frankfurt am Main, 12/1988
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[@jorgeaguirre7260]

First time I hear this version, and it´s ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. How come I´ve never hear of it before? Her voice suits so good, her tone is just perfect! Thanks for posting, this is a wonderful finding!

[@christopherbubbadad7911]

Don't forget to give Mahler a little credit.There are so many wonderful recordings of this work alongside this great Norman version.Hear as many as you can .you will not be disappointed. There is greatness in this music. It almost always surfaces.

[@WouterTukker]

Perfect and profound in every way, as always with Jessye ... Most striking of her innumerable virtues though I find her impeccable and clearly understandable pronunciation of each and every single German word, not at all a matter of course for anyone who is not a native speaker of German ... And what is even more, from her interpretation it is clear that she deeply understands the meaning of the text and sings it accordingly ... Brava Maestra Assoluta !!

[@ksh7011]

RIP, Our legendary opera diva shall never be forgotten.

[@photo161]

Very beautiful indeed,. so deeply personal as Ms. Norman is able to scale her enormous voice down to the appropraite level and then some...There are times when she sings with a wonderful sense of intimacy that is truly heartbreaking. Brava!

[@maxi03726]

Das kann man nur hundertprozentig bestätigen. Wunderbar!

[@claudebouyssou7957]

Kathlyn Ferrier, Schwatzkopf, Christa Ludwig, and now Norman, all make a different but beautiful version

[@WouterTukker]

@claudebouyssou7957 ... The name is "Schwarzkopf" (literally: "Blackhead") ... only "Schwätzkopf" or (even worse) "Schwachkopf" would be more of an insult to one of the great ladies of classical German vocal music :-D

[@kastrafior1487]

" Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn, als sei kein Unglück die Nacht geschehn "... Le monde aujourd'hui pleure une voix sublime et une artiste profondément généreuse et géniale.

[@keistanreeves2610]

Herr Mahler is my favourite composer. I once attended a performance of symphony No 9 at Saint Davids Hall Cardiff, Wales. Bernard Hightink was conducting the LSO 2004. As my friend John had worked at the ROH and La Scala Milano, I had the great honour of being introduced back stage after the performance. Unforgettable! Many thanks John Canter, Violinist and true friend. 🌿

[@WouterTukker]

@keistanreeves2610 ... "Haitink" is the name, not "Hightink", moreover Bernhard Haitink did not "High Think" of himself at all ;-)

[@quinto34]

05:32 2 - Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
10:34 3 - Wenn dein Mütterlein
15:24 4 - Oft denk' ich, sie sind ausgegangen
18:42 5 - In diesem Wetter

[@anchihall8852]

you are doing the lords work thank you

[@josephlewis6181]

The great voices live for ever.

[@TheGraefe]

Für die KINDER DIE IM KRIEG GEFALLEN SIND

[@martinpetersen3187]

Unsinn, die Lieder wurden 1905 uraufgeführt und sind Vertonungen von Rückert Gedichten, die dieser aus Trauer um seine zwei an Scharlach verstorbenen Kinder schrieb. Mit Kriegstoten haben die Lieder nichts zu tun.

[@reyanny2706]

Aujourdhui c'est l'orage vous faites pleuré la terre.Rip😍

[@lanonyme]

"Tiens-toi debout et chante" écrit par Jessye Norman (Fayard)

[@udonloews1301]

Purely heart wrenching now that staying up to listen
to this IS CALLED UPON by my sanity💛💜💛

[@stephenkristan853]

So gorgeous. The last stanza of In diesem Wetter is heavenly beyond words.

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

EXQUISITA

[@MarioHernandez-qr4vx]

SIEMPRE MRAVILLOSA! ESTA CANTANDONOS DESDE EL CIELO!