Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

A third album in the Royal Academy's thoroughly admirable quest to rejuvenate Schoenberg's Private Musical Performance series, where 1920s Viennese audiences could enjoy the epic orchestral creations of the day in intimate chamber versions. Here we have works by Mahler, Zemlinsky and Busoni, as well as Wagner's gorgeous Siegfried Idyll.

A 24-bit 192 kHz studio master for this album is available from the Linn Records website.

CKD481  61 minutes 16 seconds
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