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Properly Cultured
MusicAges 16–18

Das Lied von der Erde

Gustav Mahler · 1909
Secular ModernEuropean

A symphony in six movements for two singers and orchestra, set to German translations of Tang Dynasty Chinese poems. The closing Der Abschied — 'The Farewell' — repeats the word ewig until the orchestra disappears. Try Klemperer with Wunderlich and Ludwig.