From the CSO’s Archives: The First 130 Years

The Song of the Earth

March 16, 2021 — 1 hr 45 min listen

Mahler's The Song of the Earth—with Maureen Forrester and Richard Lewis—was recorded in November 1959 for RCA. Fritz Reiner conducted.

Spring is right around the corner! Daniel Barenboim opens this program with Schumann’s Spring Symphony followed by Frederick Stock leading Goldmark’s In Springtime. Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester and English tenor Richard Lewis conclude this broadcast as soloists in Mahler’s symphonic song cycle, Das Lied von der Erde, under the baton of Fritz Reiner.

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 (Spring)
Daniel Barenboim conductor
March 1977 (Deutsche Grammophon)

Goldmark In Springtime, Op. 36
Frederick Stock conductor
December 1925 (Victor)

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde
Fritz Reiner conductor
Maureen Forrester contralto
Richard Lewis tenor
November 1959 (RCA)

From the CSO’s Archives: The First 130 Years—featuring recordings from the CSO’s vast discography, including releases on CSO Resound—is a cultural and community partnership between the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association and WFMT, Chicago’s Classical Music Station.

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