Prom 33: Mahler, Schubert & Glanert - 11.08.19

[alywin]

I do not consider myself to be a German language expert by any means but come on, it’s ‘weites Land’, ‘weit’ (meaning broad or wide) rhymes with ‘white’ not with ‘tweet’, right? Haven’t the presenters got anybody to ask to check basic pronunciation like this before they go on air?

I doubt it - that's why we get the Prelude und Liebeshtod, for example :( (because, of course, you always pronounce "st" in German as "sht", don't you? NOT when they're in two separate syllables, you don't!)

[vinteuil]

I got a lot more out of the lengthy song Einsamkeit as orchestrated by Glanert than I ever have from CD versions with piano, of which I have four, including F-D/Moore and a very good wartime recording from Peter Anders and Michael Raucheisen. My favourite version is on a fine disc from Rainer Trost on Naxos.
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... for those who have the Complete Schubert Lieder on Naxos, the Rainer Trost / Ulrich Eisenlohr Einsamkeit is on CD 15.

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