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Five selected songs for flute and piano
Five selected songs for flute and piano
Gustav Mahler: Five selected songs for flute and piano was composed between 1892 and 1908, originally as vocal works for various contexts. The Five Selected Songs collection for flute was arranged by Ronald Kornfeil:
1. "Wer hat dies Liedel erdacht?" (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 1892).
Titled "Who thought up this little song?" the poem describes a lovely girl who lives at an inn and the three geese: two gray and one white, who allegedly "thought up" and whistled the song over the water.
2. "Von der Jugend" (from Das Lied von der Erde, 1908). Titled "Of Youth", the song is based on an ancient Chinese poem, depicting a vivid, miniature world where friends sit in a pavilion of green and white porcelain, drinking tea and writing verses.
3. "Rheinlegendchen" (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 1893). Titled "Little Rhine Legend", the song tells the story of a girl who dreams of throwing her golden ring into the Rhine, hoping a fish will swallow it and end up on the King’s table. When the fish is cut open, her sweetheart (the King's guest) will find the ring and be reminded of her.
4. "Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen" (from Kindertotenlieder, 1904). Titled "I often think they have only gone out", written after poems by Friedrich Rückert, depicts a parent in the depths of denial, imagining that their deceased children have simply gone for a long walk in the hills and will soon return.
5. "Urlicht" (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 1893, used in Symphony No. 2). Titled "Primal Light" the song serves as a bridge from the "meaningless world" to a yearning for divine release. The text speaks of a soul that has come from God and wishes to return to God, seeking a small light to guide the way.
Hugh Sung (piano), live performance on November 16, 2015 at the Riverside Church
1. "Wer hat dies Liedel erdacht?"; 2. "Von der Jugend"; 3. "Rheinlegendchen"; 4. "Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen"
Éric Le Sage (piano), July 2018 performance at the Conservatoire Darius Milhaud d'Aix-en-Provence
Rheinlegendchen
Éric Le Sage (piano), 2020, Alpha Classics / IDOL
Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
Mahler Gustav
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) was a late-Romantic Austro-Bohemian composer and one of the most consequential conductors of his generation. His work acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century.
Born in Kaliště, Bohemia (then part of the Austrian Empire), he was the second of 14 children, many of whom died in infancy. This early and frequent exposure to death is often cited by scholars as a primary psychological root for the themes of mortality in his music.
His father, Bernhard Mahler, was a self-made tavern keeper who moved the family to the garrison town of Iglau (now Jihlava). Here, the young Mahler was immersed in a diverse soundscape: military marches from the local barracks, Jewish Klezmer, and Bohemian folk songs. These vernacular "noises" would later become integral, ironic layers in his symphonic language.
A child prodigy on the piano, he gave his first public recital at age ten. In 1875, he was admitted to the Vienna Conservatory, where he studied piano with Julius Epstein and harmony with Robert Fuchs.
He started his musical career as a conductor, holding prestigious posts at the Prague, Leipzig, and Budapest Operas before becoming the director of the Vienna State Opera. Due to his administrative burdens, he composed primarily during his summer breaks in "composing huts" in the Alps.
He was a perfectionist known for his "dictatorial" podium style and his revolutionary approach to operatic staging. He later moved to New York to conduct the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic.
Mahler’s output consists almost entirely of symphonies and Lieder (songs), which he frequently hybridized. He famously stated that "a symphony must be like the world; it must embrace everything." He is known as a composer who used individual instruments (like the flute) in extreme registers or unconventional ways to achieve specific emotional colors.