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Kindertotenlieder

Gustav Mahler

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Kindertotenlieder by Gustav Mahler, Lied. 340 recordings in this catalogue, from 1951 to 2023.

Movements

I. "Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n"
II. "Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen"
III. "Wenn dein Mütterlein"
IV. "Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen"
V. "In diesem Wetter"

Top Performers

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 35 rec

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 28 rec

Kathleen Ferrier

Soloist · 27 rec

Brigitte Fassbaender

Soloist · 26 rec

Otto Klemperer

Conductor · 24 rec

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Orchestra · 19 rec

Janet Baker

Soloist · 17 rec

Leonard Bernstein

Conductor · 16 rec

Recordings (340)

Conductor

Otto Klemperer24 Leonard Bernstein16 Jascha Horenstein15 Jesús López Cobos13 Sergiu Celibidache11 Bernard Haitink10 Gary Bertini10 Hermann Scherchen10 Karl Böhm10 Klaus Tennstedt10 Lorin Maazel10 Susanna Mälkki10

Orchestra

Berlin Philharmonic35 Vienna Philharmonic28 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra19 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra13 Munich Philharmonic11 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra10 NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra10 Philharmonia Orchestra10 Royal Scottish National Orchestra10 San Francisco Symphony10 WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne10 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra6

Label

Sony Classical31 Deutsche Grammophon30 EMI Classics27 Decca Classics25 Warner Classics16 BIS15 Decca Records15 Philips11 Capriccio10 Chandos10 EMI10 Hunt Productions10

Decade

1950s15 1960s15 1970s5 1980s20 1990s101 2000s57 2010s61 2020s21

Credited instrument

Mezzo-Soprano17 Piano16 Viola5 Clarinet1 Violin1

Performers	Year	Label
Susanna Mälkki, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Katarina Karnéus · view	2011	BIS	5:39
Susanna Mälkki, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Katarina Karnéus · view	2011	BIS	6:12
Otto Klemperer, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	London Classics	6:36
Otto Klemperer, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	London Classics	4:04
Otto Klemperer, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	London Classics	3:53
Otto Klemperer, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	London Classics	3:03
Otto Klemperer, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	London Classics	4:56
Otto Klemperer, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	Testament	6:40
Otto Klemperer, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	Testament	3:07
Otto Klemperer, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	Testament	3:56
Otto Klemperer, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	Testament	4:08
Otto Klemperer, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2008	Testament	5:01
Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Janet Baker · view	2007	Sony Classical	7:35
Gary Bertini, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Thomas Quasthoff · view	2007	Capriccio	6:46
Gary Bertini, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Thomas Quasthoff · view	2007	Capriccio	2:47
Gary Bertini, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Thomas Quasthoff · view	2007	Capriccio	4:49
Gary Bertini, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Thomas Quasthoff · view	2007	Capriccio	4:49
Gary Bertini, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Thomas Quasthoff · view	2007	Capriccio	6:08
Vienna Philharmonic, Kathleen Ferrier · view	2007	Octave Productions	4:58
Bernard Haitink, Berlin Philharmonic, Marjana Lipovšek · view	2006	Radio Nederland Wereldomroep	7:18