Mattei, Peter (baritone) - Mahler Songs - Mahler, Gustav

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Mahler wrote a number of songs of singular beauty, some of which were re-used in orchestral settings. The songs include settings of poems from the Romantic anthology Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy's Magic Horn), Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) and Rückert's Kindertotenlieder (Songs of the Death of Children).
These songs have for a long time been on Peter Mattei's concert repertoire, and his performance of Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen at the Carnegie Hall with the Met Orchestra under the baton of James Levine was nothing but a sensation.
This album with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jochen Rieder, proves why Mattei is one of the most sought after singers of his generation .
The album is recorded in De Geer-hallen (Norrköping concert hall) and produced by Lars Nilsson.
"Med Norrköpings Symfoniorkester under Jochen Rieders ledning blir dock Matteis framförande av Mahlers sånger osedvanligt starkt. Hans exakta intonation, röstens förmåga att vandra från melankoliskt piano till förtvivlat forte ger sångerna kropp, samtidigt som rösten - en smula ovanlig bland barytoner - tycks naken, som ligger den utanpå kroppen på ett sätt som annars bara enstaka sopraner förmår."
Claes Wahlin, Tidskriften Opera