Credits:

Simon Keenlyside

Description:

Mahlers early song cycles and Awakening, performed by the renowned accompanist Joseph Middleton and a stellar lineup of vocalists!In addition to all 14 songs from the standard song cycle *Songs of Youth*, this recording also features two rare early songs composed in 1880!The soloist for *Songs of a Wayfarer* is Simon Keenlyside!A collection of Gustav Mahlers early songs performed by Joseph Middleton, one of todays leading art song accompanists, and a stellar lineup of four internationally acclaimed vocalists.The program traces the development of Mahlers unique musical language, featuring not only the 14 songs from the later-published *Songs of My Youth* but also early works such as In Spring (Im Lenz), composed by Mahler at age 20, Winterlied, vividly depicting themes such as nature, love, and memories. A key feature of this recording is its structure, in which multiple soloists