Yvonne Minton Sings Mahler, Solti (2-CD)

Discs: 2
Record Label: Decca
Release Date: September 21, 2018

“Minton’s mezzo-soprano was always one to caress the ear: the combination of her flickering vibrato, velvety timbre and innate musicality makes her the ideal Mahler interpreter.” — MusicWeb International

From a memoir published in 2017, Yvonne Minton wrote “Mahler’s music could have been written with Sir Georg and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in mind.” She was too modest to speak of her own contribution, in which a superbly schooled technique is allied to a deep feeling for the music at hand. These recordings encapsulate and illustrate Minton’s claim for Mahler as a “master storyteller,” as well as the brilliance of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and artistic partnership of Solti and Minton.

Contents:

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
Yvonne Minton mezzo-soprano
René Kollo tenor
May 1972, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana

Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Selections
Yvonne Minton mezzo-soprano
April 1970, Medinah Temple, Chicago

Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Yvonne Minton mezzo-soprano
April 1970, Medinah Temple, Chicago