Wunderhorn

There is much that appeals to me about pairing two symphonies that musicologists split into different periods of Mahler's life - the fourth in his so-called Wunderhorn period, and the fifth in the middle span of non-vocal symphonies.

ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News 2010

Mr. Hampson emphasizes the importance of understanding this when approaching Mahler's "Wunderhorn" series.

Parsing Mahler's Poetic Songs Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

In light of Mahler's strong literary bent — he wrote the text for his early cantata, "Das Klagende Lied" "Song of Lamentation" and continued to write lyric poetry throughout his life — it should come as no surprise that, whenever he felt it necessary, he revised the "Wunderhorn" texts he set.

Parsing Mahler's Poetic Songs Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

The 'Wunderhorn' was greeted by the German public with extraordinary cordiality.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864

(1893-1896), contains text from "Wunderhorn" that explicitly extols Jesus.

Chicagoist 2010

The anthology of German folk poetry Des Knaben Wunderhorn was a fount of inspiration throughout Mahler's career; with fragments of the themes and songs he composed from it filtering through his output like spring water.

Hallé/Elder - review Alfred Hickling 2010

In various ways, his Second, Third and Fourth Symphonies relate, through quotation and inspiration, to "Des Knaben Wunderhorn," while, in addition to "Kindertotenlieder," his Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Symphonies are variously linked to R ü ckert's poetry.

Parsing Mahler's Poetic Songs Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

"I think that the Grimms' chief complaint about the 'Knaben Wunderhorn' collection was that Brentano, in particular, often invested the old poetry with a moralistic, even semireligious tone."

Parsing Mahler's Poetic Songs Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

In his third symphony, Mahler combines his twin fascinations with the philosophy of Nietzsche and the folk-inspired poetry of Des Knaben Wunderhorn with unerring conviction.

BBC Now/Otaka – review Rian Evans 2010

Angelika Kirchschlager brought luxuriant tone and a radiant personality to a selection of Wunderhorn songs.

Hallé/Elder - review Alfred Hickling 2010