Universal Edition - Colin Matthews – Das Lied von der Erde, Nr. 1: Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde | for tenor and orchestra

Colin Matthews
*13.02.1946
 

Colin Matthews
Das Lied von der Erde, Nr. 1: Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde | for tenor and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1908
Year of arrangement: 2012
Scored for: for tenor and orchestra
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Arranger: Colin Matthews
Instrumentation: 4 3 5 3 - 4 3 3 0 - perc, hp(2), str
Instrumentation details: piccolo; 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+c.a); clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in F; 2nd trumpet in F; 3rd trumpet in F; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; percussion; 1st harp; 2nd harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; double bass
Remarks: This adaption of the first movement of "Das Lied von der Erde" has to be performed in combination with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th movement of the original version".
Duration (min): 8
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World Première
Location: Bridgewater Hall Manchester / Great Britain
Date: 10.05.2012
Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra
Conductor: Mark Elder
Main Soloists: Lars Cleveman, T
Work Introduction

Colin Matthews was commissioned by Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra to arrange the first movement of the Lied von der Erde in order to create a better balance between the voice and the orchestra, which in Mahler’s original is famously somewhat problematic (the piece was premiered [...]

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