Among mahler s early songs for voice and piano is a number of nursery songs, including variants in the form of dance songs and satirical songs. Hampson will open his curated weeklong festival with a performance on january of winterreise, schuberts most celebrated song cycle, for which his longtime piano partner wolfram rieger joins him. During the 2011 mahler centennial, thomas hampson s dedication to gustav mahler resulted, among other things, in a new recording of mahler s des knaben wunderhorn with the wiener virtuosen chamber ensemble, a project funded by the hampsong foundation. Alma mahler tells us that mahler himself was so terrified by the meaning of this work that at the first performance he conducted it badly. Long regarded as the premier mahler interpreter, thomas hampson will dedicate much of his summer and the upcoming season to performances of the austrian composers works. Jun 20, 2014 with his infinite and mature talent, american baritone thomas hampson has been enjoying a triumphant international career as an opera singer, recitalist and recording artist for decades. This is a mistake which baritone thomas hampson and pianist geoffrey parsons correct in the premiere recording of the wunderhorn songs. An inspiring evening awaits when italian conductor andrea molino guides the mso through a program of mahler, messiaen and richard strauss. This aspect of the production is far more comfortably done in the thomas hampson film, where both the american baritone and his pianist wolfram rieger speak warmly, fluently and revealingly about their responses to mahler. Join facebook to connect with thomas mahler and others you may know. It is hampson s first ever studio recording of the orchestra version of.
Feb 02, 2015 recorded live at the lucerne festival, summer 2003 culture and convention centre lucerne, 21 august 2003 eteri gvazava soprano anna larsson mezzosoprano. The symphony was originally conceived as a tone poem in the form of a symphony. The evidence lives on in the performances captured on this disc, and has been augmented by subsequent recordings made during what has become a remarkable career. Thomas hampson adds a special version of des knaben wunderhorn to his huge discography of works by gustav mahler. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic.
Baritone thomas hampson on the art of song and more. Mahler des knaben wunderhorn thomas hampson download. What comes over in performance is their sheer joy in the repertoire and in each others musicianship. Thomas hampson on mahlers kindertotenlieder youtube. He has received many honors and awards for his probing artistry and cultural leadership. Sep 18, 2015 get a free mp3 of gustav mahler symphony no. Categories insights discover music for your day tech meets culture idagio live idagio live thomas hampson presents. But since the late 1980s he has lived in vienna and, as most everyone who has followed his career knows, has an especially deep affinity for the music of gustav mahler. In this beethovenyear, thomas hampson joins the amsterdam sinfonietta on tour to moscow, france, switzerland, and the netherlands. Thomas hampson, americas foremost baritone, hails from spokane, washington. Here mahler summons all his orchestral and vocal imagination, taking us to the heart of ancient. This is an all mahler concert with most of the lieder coming from the knaben wunderhorn songs set for singer and piano by mahler between 1872 and 1901.
Hampson combines a mellifluous tone that has proven remarkably durable, a powerful top, and charisma that saw him named one of the worlds 50 most beautiful people by the american magazine people in 1993. Praised by the new york times for his ceaseless curiosity, thomas hampson enjoys a singular international career as an opera singer, recording artist, and ambassador of song, maintaining an active interest in research, education, musical outreach and technology. Nov 27, 20 this feature is not available right now. Learn about the project and more within this interview.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from thomas hampson. Youtube s one abiding link with the 78rpm era, youll get an echtmahlerisch experience from all of these complete performances. Mahler was a great symphonist and a great songwriter. The american baritone has been so closely identified with mahler s songs in orchestral concerts and recitals over the last couple of years, he doesnt know what to do. The operatic punch in mahler s symphonies gustav mahler once said, the symphony is a world. The darktoned kindertotenlieder gains from the timbre of the baritone voice, and thomas hampson does not disappoint in this respect. Alongside these middle period symphonies mahler composed two sets of songs on the poetry of friedrich ruckert. Mahlers third symphony is a gigantic work in every respect.
Strauss youtube tom krause da capo interview with august everding, 1996 duration. Mozart, mahler and american song have remained constants throughout his long career, but in recent years hampson has branched out into more dramatic repertoire, including amfortas in parsifal, scarpia in tosca, and verdis macbeth, ford, simon boccanegra, iago and germont. Lauded as a metropolitan opera guild met mastersinger and inducted into both the american academy of arts and sciences and gramophones hall of fame, hampson is one of the most respected and innovative musicians of our time. This website uses cookies to provide you with the best browsing experience. Thomas hampson baritone, wiener philharmoniker, leonard bernstein. Likewise, hampson s commitment to song, to the art of lieder singing, and to all things mahler, cannot be questioned. Michael tilson thomas conducts the san francisco symphony, with tenor stuart skelton and worldrenowned baritone thomas hampson.
Thomas hampson, americas foremost baritone, has received international honors and awards for his captivating artistry and cultural leadership. In a gripping and powerfully dramatic performance, the celebrated american baritone delivered the kind of impassioned singing that has become fearfully scarce in an era with a shortage of great verdian voices. Here mahler summons all his orchestral and vocal imagination, taking us to the heart of ancient chinese poems that praise lifes joys and lament lifes brevity. Mahler drew inspiration from nature and described the epic final movement as a journey from inferno to paradise. Of love death, and beyond, exploring mahler s resurrection symphony although i own the bernstein and chailly dvds, i bought this complete set and i am totally delighted. The mahler project michael tilson thomas, san francisco. Released in mahler year 2011, this album celebrates the 100th anniversary of the composers death. Alan gilbert conducts new york philharmonic in mahler and. Mahler symphony 5 in c sharp minor complete movements iv. The concert will be recorded by the wellknown american film director, jason starr, who has already recorded several works by mahler with thomas hampson, neeme jarvi and other top musicians of the world. Along with the orchestral versions, mahler himself prepared a piano version of the songs, versions he thought to be equal to but distinct from the orchestral versions. Continuing its exploration of mahler, the mso is joined by celebrated american baritone thomas hampson performing the composers beautiful songs of a lovelorn wanderer. Continuing a new tradition, thomas hampson s annual schubert week returns to the pierre boulez saal this month.
The globally distributed dvd will be released by video artists international. Thomas mahler ceo, game director moon studios gmbh linkedin. We are lucky that thomas hampson loves mahler as he does. American singer thomas hampson has been one of the worlds top opera stars since the early 1990s, with some 200 recordings to his credit. Gustav mahler leonard bernstein complete recordings on deutsche grammophon vol. Sfs media presents the mahler project a deluxe, seventeensacd set featuring all of the labels highly acclaimed recordings of music by gustav mahler, performed by the san francisco symphony led by michael tilson thomas and recorded live at davies symphony hall beween 2001 and 2009. Thomas hampson has the rare distinction of being an acclaimed master performer and also an esteemed scholar and pedagogue in the fields of both opera and song. His soninlaw is the italian bassbaritone luca pisaroni, with whom he frequently performs in recital and opera. Thomas hampson baritone leonard bernsteinconductor wiener phiharmoniker 19881990. S ettings of texts from the two sources that dominated mahler s songwriting career began and ended thomas hampson s recital with pianist wolfram. Note that this set appears to have limited availability on amazon. Donate now to support your onestop classical music shop your contribution powers the wonder of classical music. Find thomas hampson discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
The eclectic range of his repertoire in both genres is exceptionally wide, comprising over 80 roles in italian, german, french, english, american, russian and polish operas, and some thousands of american and english songs, french. Thomas hampson enjoys a singular international career as an opera singer, recording artist, and ambassador of song, maintaining an active interest in research, education, musical outreach, and technology, continually expanding his pedagogical activities. Of love death, and beyond, exploring mahlers resurrection. Thomas hampson baritone mahler totenfeier mahler lieder eines fahrenden gesellen interval messiaen le tombeau resplendissant r.
July 6, 2010 to mark the 150th anniversary of the composers birth, baritone thomas hampson handpicks his favorite recordings and reflects on a career performing the vocal music of gustav mahler. Thomas walter hampson born june 28, 1955 is an american lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared worldwide in major opera houses and concert halls and made over 170 musical recordings hampson s operatic repertoire spans a range of more than 80 roles, including the title roles in mozarts don giovanni, rossinis guillaume tell and the barber of seville, ambroise thomas hamlet. Adagietto, performed by polish national radio symphony orchestra. Listen to music from thomas hampson like eine nacht in venedig. This month, thomas hampson will make appearances at the munich opera festival in puccinis tosca, and he will perform a recital with his longtime colleague, pianist wolfram rieger, in toblach beginning the month, hampson will sing scarpia, a seasoned role. Mahler completed his first symphony at the age of 24 and the work was considered a remarkable achievement, especially for someone so young. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Mahler summons all his orchestral and vocal imagination for an exploration of ancient chinese poems that praise lifes joys and lament lifes brevity. It is however in this work in particular that mahler creates a cosmos of the most diverse expressive worlds. He enjoys a singular international career as an opera singer, recording artist, and ambassador of song, maintaining an active interest in research, education, musical. It also says much for the integrity of tilson thomas that in no way does he seek to lighten or assuage the appalling message this symphony imparts. Mar 17, 2015 recorded live at the lucerne festival, summer 2006 culture and convention centre lucerne, 10. Kindertotenlieder 2 cds, an album by gustav mahler, wiener philharmoniker, leonard bernstein on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Much of the music is gaunt and introspective, so that when the storms brew and are unleashed.
Thomas hampson s handpicked mahler to mark the 150th anniversary of the composers birth, baritone thomas hampson handpicks his favorite recordings and reflects on a. Released in mahler year 2011, the 100th anniversary of the composers death. Michael tilson thomas, the san francisco symphony the. The american baritone has been so closely identified with mahler s songs in orchestral concerts and recitals. The best of mahler on youtube tom service music the.
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