Mahler - Rückert-Lieder : Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen | Claudio Abbado | Lucerne 2009

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Claudio Abbado | Magdalena Kožena (mezzo-soprano)
Violin: Kolja Blacher
Cor Anglais: Emma Schied
Recorded August 2009 in Lucerne, Switzerland. Published by Euroarts on DVD and Blu-Ray.
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Based on a text in German by Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866) , no title, from Liebesfrühling, in 4. Vierter Strauß. Wiedergewonnen, no. 29
Lyrics:
I am lost to the world
with which I used to waste so much time,
It has heard nothing from me for so long
that it may very well believe that I am dead!
It is of no consequence to me
Whether it thinks me dead;
I cannot deny it,
for I really am dead to the world.
I am dead to the world's tumult,
And I rest in a quiet realm!
I live alone in my heaven,
In my love and in my song!

[@Jmay6901]

This most perfect glissando 6:11 of this song I have ever heard.

[@mirandac8712]

+Benjamin Rood That's part of the texture of the genius of Mahler, the "vulgar" - obviously in the highest sense of the word. The texture of the real, of modern life. The most famous one is at the end of the adagietto of the Fifth. The 20th century is fully in view from the peak Mahler had climbed.

[@seabaud]

I had to check to make sure I am actually reading a comment like this on KZbin.

[@mirandac8712]

I can't believe what a talent MK is. Homewrecker! She understands Abbado's abandonment of the small-scale rhythmic structure - I think he's drawing on his experience conducting Debussy's Pelleas, written in the same year - and the rubato extends to a sort of "rubato of pitch" where unresolved suspensions take on a life of their own. They're not like Debussy, because they still imply function. Funnily enough, the next song to match this in quality was the Beatles's "No Reply," which features Mahler's unresolved ninths and 13ths!

[@zevnikov]

Jmay6901 This is Kolja Blacher, Abbados favorite violinist.

[@gwedielwch]

This is Emma Schied. She has been solo English horn in the Lucerne Festival Orchestra since 2003. She is also one of the founding members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Wonderful performance here.

[@razan221b9]

Came here from the magnificent novel " A Little Life " to listen to a magnificent piece.

[@LovePie33]

Same

[@deanamer7382]

SAME

[@ell6916]

Same :)

[@katsanne2934]

Same

[@mrowlman8620]

Same

[@TH-bl7nr]

I definitely searched this while reading a little life 😢

[@katherine0921]

That book gave me depression 🤣💔

[@mayaratailly]

Me too!

[@user-je8qe1fs5y]

저두요~~^^

[@risingfire7]

Me tooo

[@audunstolpe7408]

The paradox of sharing existential loneliness. The awesome power of true art.

[@rabidkitty7386]

I considered this song sad even when I didn't understand a word of german. Now that I understand it, my heart breaks.

[@SeanPi314]

Written by a composer who believed in magic and realized by a conductor who understood the magic.

[@mohamedfekihhasen6925]

Magnifique tout simplement

[@yousweetpotato1]

This is a heartbreakingly beautiful performance of a devastatingly magnificent composition.

[@renzo6490]

These past few months of "lock down '' have helped me, perhaps, understand the lyrics better. I live alone. I do not go to work or to the gym or out to cafes or classes. Days go by when I don't speak face to face with anyone. I often ignore the news media. It's just ME in my studio where I draw and paint. Pascal said that all of our miseries derive from our inability to sit quietly in a room. Wordsworth wrote "The world is too much with us.... Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers".... Many great artists and thinkers have benefited from periods of isolation. Sometimes voluntary. Sometimes as a result of illness or imprisonment. We waste our powers with distractions. This forced disconnection from the daily round of busy-ness might turn out to be a blessing. Maybe that's what Mahler was feeling.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

When we look within ourselves in solitude, we discover the absurdities of the outside world.

[@tobiasroth6824]

Shout-out to the English Horn soloist. It is difficult to find a recording with comparable quality in the English Horn - it really opens up the introduction. Really, the whole double-reed section plays with unusual richness and lyricism.

[@belmon38]

Lucas Macias' oboe playing is great as well

[@johnbailey9201]

The absolute musical pinnacle of my 36 years of being alive.

[@thomaskamper5641]

die großartige Magdalena Kozena, der großartige Claudio Abbado, Mahlers Genie, was für ein Wunder (in dieser Welt)

[@MsTapenade]

I've started studying this for the conservatory but I cry everytime at "ich bin allein", my voice breaks.

[@iwasglad122]

In common with many devotees of this particular song, I've listened to countless versions, both recorded and live, over the years. I have to state that the orchestral playing in this performance, is, in my very humble opinion, the best I have ever heard. If perfection in orchestral tone and accompaniment exists - then this is it! My thanks go to the LFO, Ms Kozena, Maestro Abbado and not least, Mr Mahler himself!

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

And Rucker, who wrote the poetry.

[@iwasglad122]

@@bovnycccoperalover3579 Absolutely. An unintended but significant omission on my part.

[@belmon38]

Very few things in the world are as beautiful as this.

[@paulmartin9314]

I loved Abbado’s peaceful spirit when I first discovered him. Sadly, he was gone shortly after I discovered him, and I wished I had known of him longer while he was alive. . RIP Maestro. You’re dearly missed and you still are affecting my life, even now at 2 AM. ❤️

[@anthonyprinciotti7402]

The tone color and the way she pronounces the vowel on the word "ruh" (rest) @ 4:11 is devastating, as is the fragility (to the point of breaking) of her voice on the word "still" ("quiet") in the following bar. TOTAL immersion in both the content and the spirit of the music.

[@pedrodias5166]

I have no specific knowledge of singing, but this is a masterful example, of how you can use NO vibrato to emphasize a certain part. It is for sure one of the most beautiful passages I've heard

[@lorenzoborgognoni]

Is the minor 2nd that Mahler uses to give to the passage this feeling

[@Bu-bo-Bu-bo]

@@pedrodias5166 Exactly this, perfect use of extremly delayed vibrato, very beautiful

[@frankstein9982]

or those excuciating slow bisyllables 'himmel' and 'leben' and 'lieben'.

[@AnnemiekeBou]

​@@Bu-bo-Bu-boHelena....❤

[@reduxmisc]

I am lost to the world with which I used to waste so much time, It has heard nothing from me for so long that it may very well believe that I am dead! It is of no consequence to me Whether it thinks me dead; I cannot deny it, for I really am dead to the world. I am dead to the world's tumult, And I rest in a quiet realm! I live alone in my heaven, In my love and in my song!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This is the humanity's mental lullaby , and the cradle gently cradled by Abbado Her singing voice is beyond description ， and full of admiration , acclaim and deep emotion

[@Jmay6901]

Thank you Claudio, for all the love you gave us. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen VIVA ABBADO!

[@danbrown4090]

Bravo!!!

[@luisfrodrimaz]

Me he alejado del mundo, en el que perdiera tanto tiempo. Hace mucho que nada se ha sabido de mí! Puede muy bien creerse que estoy muerto! No hay, de hecho, nada que me importe si se me considera muerto. Ni siquiera puedo negarlo. Realmente he muerto para el mundo. He muerto para el estruendo del mundo y descanso en una región silenciosa. Vivo solo en mi cielo, en mi amor, en mi canción.

[@jamesko220]

I found this just now. Magical. I cried right away.

[@hlim431]

How can anyone not LOVE Mahler I simply don't understand Magdalena Kozena is simply superb

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Pity them!

[@tatalito]

this is not music but a soul treasure.

[@primusjulianbugar262]

So fantastic, heart-wrenching. After almost 5 decades with Lucerne, Maestro Abbado passed away leaving behind a legacy, a tradition, and a huge hole to fill. We will miss you and your spirit. Rest easy.

[@aniamezzo]

Magical preforming !

[@vincentxia7748]

RIP Abbado,this is the best song for your lonely journey

[@Pikasde]

This performance , I keep going back to it. And i keeps bringing tears to my eyes. Magic exists.

[@brendajanetho5884]

Non stop appearing in my sleep mentally. I’m going to sing this and learn with my heart ❤️

[@luisfrodrimaz]

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, Me he alejado del mundo Mit der ich sonst viele Zeit verdorben, en el que perdiera tanto tiempo, Sie hat so lange nichts von mir vernommen, Hace mucho que nada se ha sabido de mí Sie mag wohl glauben, ich sei gestorben! Puede muy bien creerse que estoy muerto! Es ist mir auch gar nichts daran gelegen, No hay, de hecho, nada que me importe Ob sie mich für gestorben hält, si se me considera muerto. Ich kann auch gar nichts sagen dagegen, Ni siquiera puedo negarlo. Denn wirklich bin ich gestorben der Welt. Realmente he muerto para el mundo. Ich bin gestorben dem Weltgetümmel, He muerto para el estruendo del mundo Und ruh' in einem stillen Gebiet! y descanso en una región silenciosa. Ich leb' allein in meinem Himmel, Vivo solo en mi cielo, In meinem Lieben, in meinem Lied! en mi amor, en mi canción.

[@davidhawkins9818]

lindo poema

[@jcps59]

Gracias

[@inmap4311]

Que sublime

[@No-ig4yu]

💖 Vielen Dank! :-)

[@pablomonteagudolopez1300]

Gracias por la traducción!!

[@claudiobarnabe5403]

Magdalena Kozen dimostra un'ottima capacità di fraseggio. Le dinamiche discendono dalle note. Probabilmente le viene naturale, ma il risultato è straordinario. Il suo "ruh" devasta il cuore ♥

[@gregorylawrence5546]

about as beautiful and sublime that music can ever be

[@0greman]

ICH HAB MICH JETZT SCHON WIEDER IN DEN NÄCHSTEN JAHREN!!❤❤❤

[@sjambler]

Abbado - master of the music, master of the silence.

[@merxeddie6474]

Breathtakingly beautiful,one of the most moving pieces in all of classical music.

[@justbeamensch]

This piece speaks directly to the heart and soul. I can't listen to it without the tears flowing.

[@brin1516]

You and me both. Amazing.

[@aagrayeb]

Yo también.

[@pedrodias5166]

Same

[@aniamezzo]

Me too!

[@mirandac8712]

We're still missing you very much Mr Abbado

[@ecoworrier]

4:08 Do you hear that? The sound of a million hearts breaking.

[@ecoworrier]

I think back to what I was doing in August 2019 (looking for a house to rent in Luxembourg in case you were curious) and wonder why I was not in Lucerne listening to this...

[@luisfrodrimaz]

En el Festival de Lucerne.

[@PeterLunowPL]

breathtakingly beautiful, what a sound, clarity and intensity. Singer and orchestra!!!!

[@drissboukili6194]

This beautiful musick.......2023 so,so,beatiful, i make a drawing of this musick and this voice.Thank you,Helena....

[@AnnemiekeBou]

2024..❤😊

[@Doronicus]

Just wonderful. The look in her eyes at the end tells you all you need to know.

[@eytonshalom]

at age 65 finally catching on to Mahler, thanks to the piano of Beatrice Berrut..This is breathtaking...the piece and the performance...

[@nikiseminara7433]

Non credo sia possibile una bellezza di canto e di orchestra più struggente ed abbandonata di questa superba interpretazione di Abbado - Kozena di uno dei più straordinari e struggenti canti Mahaleriani. Commovente. Non riesco a non riascoltarla di quando in quando.

[@forcedemodo]

Every moment is filled with such emotions and an atmosphere that seems so otherworldy yet relatable. This is for sure one of my favorite songs by Mahler (as is the whole Ruckert Lieder).

[@waynesmith3767]

She seems haunted by the music and she performs it with enormous skill; she is a great artist. Mahler’s magnificent song gets it’s due.

[@jmichaelbellenger]

could not be sung more beautifully!

[@justbeamensch]

Each time the tears come...........

[@stephenmartin6479]

Wow. I love Mahler, and have listened to about 99% of his complete works - many of them at least 150 times. But I never appreciated this song until now. That transition / key change slightly after 4:30 is absolutely brilliant, and heartbreaking so. What a composer. What music.

[@mirandac8712]

This is how it's done.

[@mirandac8712]

It's not a key change, but it *is* when the music becomes Jewish: the Jews' song rises to the surface of the European orchestra. He's writing in 1901, so he, with Kafka, are the two pre-Fascist exiles. I love Debussy as much as the next girl, but the outrageous level of emotional intelligence Mahler exhibits - the adagietto of the fifth symphony is another example of a feeling that had simply never been heard before - marks him as the first modern musician.

[@gustavemelomann8535]

***** I don't see that part as particularly jewish. I think that Uri Caine, in "Primal Light" brought out the klezmer in Mahler better than anyone else.

[@mirandac8712]

+Gustave Mélomann I didn't mean to infer that the way it resonates with me personally is anything other than a purely private reaction. And the reflection I'm describing is on a different level than Caine's, which for me is one of the few real triumphs of genre synthesis.

[@Geoplanetjane]

Despite a new version of this allied recently put out by Deutsche Grammophone, this one is superior. An alchemical blend of a superb mezzo, wonderfully competent instrumentalists, and Abbado. I watched a series of rehearsals of Abbado conducting the Verdi Requiem at La Scala, with soloists that included Montserrat Caballé. It became clear to me what a careful, unassuming, meticulous, expressive conductor he was. This recording has unmatched musicality.

[@sebthi7890]

naja... Maureen Forester und Kathleen Ferrierstehen weit darüber 🙄

[@1spissatus]

The glissando at the end never fails to make the hairs on my neck bristle. How is it that I can’t hear it in all the other recordings that have been made? Such a perfect ending to a perfect song. Maybe I should see it live and sit in the front row opposite the lead violinist!

[@frogmouth]

Beautiful..I love Ferrier and Baker also. Each singer brings something incomparable to this wonderful Lied

[@Doronicus]

I am happily lost in Mahler's world.

[@amandaferreira3354]

Oh my God! She's amazing ❤🥰 I really want to sing like that!!!

[@zevnikov]

I want to listen this during entering into new Galaxy! Mahler, creator spiritus!

[@silviaminte6326]

celestial absolutamente maravilloso, Gracias

[@drissboukili6194]

It's for me everything!..after this,i make a painting of the galactie with our beautiful earth in this all....thanks for this inspiration..so magic.

[@drissboukili6194]

I hear this 1000 times......2022

[@autolycuscus]

Fabulous version - what a singer!

[@beckyhales1619]

In August of this year we took out beloved cat Ollie, now 20 years old, on his last journey to the veterinary surgeon to put him to sleep. It was so heartbreaking for me, my partner Dee and daughter Rebecca. As we put Ollie in the car for the short trip, I played this Mahler piece on my car stereo as we slowly drove away from the house with tears rolling down our faces. 30 minutes later, Ollie had passed away. Gone forever. I will always associate this music with our Ollie who we miss so much. Nick.

[@danielea4851]

Not so many understands the pain one passes throught for the loss of a pet. If you truly loved him it's a real mourning. But this means that it was a very lucky cat, spending 20 years filled of love and care!

[@jolyonlacey6930]

poor Ollie 20 is old for a cay though - he had a good innings

[@MarkMiller-xu6jr]

You will find great comfort in the future having a musical connection with the passing of a pet. For me it was Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations when Madison was put to sleep almost 19 years ago.

[@georgecramsey]

How do you put words to this experience? This must be one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Bless Mahler!

[@brin1516]

I totally agree with you George. One of the most beautiful sounds to even enter my ears.

[@s.d.haddock1678]

@@brin1516 So true! 💙💙💙

[@netizencapet]

rather, bless him and Kozena... having listened to so many versions, when I first heard hers (in a different recording, but this one is damn superb) I felt like I was seeing the song's true image for the first time, having first only viewed it on television. Hint: to witness rhapsody, check out Kozena's Berg. Effin phenomenal. Talent like hers is a GD crime.

[@sarahlatto9889]

4.31: The happiest clarinettists in the world

[@mirandac8712]

Who knew that Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robert Downey had day jobs!

[@62pianoguy]

As a pianist, this is also my favorite spot in the piece to play in the voice/piano version, with the lovely doubling of the melody in thirds, and the elegant interplay of regular eighth-notes against triplet eighths in the left hand. Very sweet to see both players similarly relishing that moment. :-)

[@patrickcardiff7811]

I really like Magdalena's performances because she is very expressive, and therefore fun to watch! She obviously is conscious of the words that she is singing and knows what thoughts are meant to be conveyed. Very few voice instrument experts do that, as far as I am aware, or at least not to the extent. At least that's my impression. She's from Czeckoslovakia (Moravia) where my mom's family is from (Bohemia), so maybe that's why her singing hits me that way.

[@jorgeplatero3748]

Looking well u'll see a woman singing for herself at the end. It was like nobody was there. Her gave at the very end is pointing to the paradise from this poem.

[@tsslkjk2519]

Best interpretation ever! Loved the silence when the song finished.

[@Chrustday]

Schone Musik...

[@renzo6490]

There needs to be a substantial moment of silence after the last note is played. There is a good reason. It has to do with the vibrations in the air that remain after the music stops. The music is still radiating outward, outward and it needs a space of silence to move into. The cacophonous beating of hands, the rowdy applause, beats it back and obliterates the afterglow that is absolutely necessary for the FULLEST enjoyment of the music. The music needs to be surrounded by silence. That way, it can be heard better. It's like clearing the palate between courses at dinner. At the end of a piece, the audience should hold back their enthusiasm for a few seconds. Let the music melt away.

[@ShoyuTao]

The Lucerne's performances are always of the highest commitment to the fullness of music expression. Thank you Maestro Abbado!

[@nerowolfe736]

My quest in this world was to seek out its ultimate undying perfection of beauty. Mission accomplished.

[@gentlemon2252]

Damn, that 1st violist worked with Karajan. Props to his distinguished career!

[@inmap4311]

Vivo acompañada y sola en mi mundo y M canción,. No se me ha permitido la soledad, algo habré hecho bien después de todo. Soy muy afortunada. Que preciosidad , que sublime

[@Gekons555]

English horn is amazing.

[@stefanobertuol8660]

Commovente. Splendido. Grande Abbado e grande Kozena

[@EASYTIGER10]

Being in stunning Luzern listening to/performing beautiful music by Mahler. There's worst ways to spend your time. :)

[@jean-pierrecassarino5772]

Merveilleuse interprétation. Merci de partager.

[@flowforms]

This is an absolute favorite of mine. Thank you for posting. She is so musical flowing with the music and orchestra

[@musicologue1]

La perfection absolue !!!

[@thomasgranville2584]

Breathtaking! Achingly Beautiful!

[@annacyran716]

Love Mahler and Abbado ! Soo beautiful Songs by Gustav ! Big Merci ! 🙏❤️🎼❤️👏👏👏

[@Lieblingsessenistgut]

Die gute alte Zeit

[@marbee9103]

Famos. Ich war grade 73 als der Track Release hatte🥰

[@AnnemiekeBou]

It so beautiful,for ever and ever..

[@frankstein9982]

the cor anglais is Emma Schied, of the BRSO and Mahler Chamber Orch. The violin solo is by Kolja Blacher.

[@brithgob1620]

Amazing performance, and the singer has a fabulous voice.

[@chiefslief1886]

Beautiful ❤

[@garymarcy8312]

Such a perfect reflection of my soul, my"time"

[@cinthiapless5749]

Questa la rimane la più bella e intensa esecuzione di sempre: perfetta !

[@amarillonapoles]

The beginning of the voice is so profound and wonderful I guess nobody in the world can easily scape the power of this music...

[@Irishbloke92]

Impressive set of lungs Magdalena, Don't believe in angels or heaven but i'd imagine it would sound something similar to this. Bravo.

[@jasonhurd4379]

Why do folks always feel the need to declare their agnosticism, or even outright atheism, in comments on music performances? I see this all the time on Bach videos. It is irrelevant what you do or do not believe. Just give us your impressions of the music, please.

[@MatthieuStepec]

@@jasonhurd4379 I agree, but it's still much better than the people declaring their religiosity in comments on music performances :)

[@jasonhurd4379]

@@MatthieuStepec Perhaps, but to be honest, I hardly ever see people 'declaring their religiosity', while atheists and agnostics constantly announce their lack of belief, when no one has asked them to. Ah well.

[@MatthieuStepec]

@@jasonhurd4379 I feel it really is the other way around 🤷‍♂️ I don't know, maybe a statistical study would help, until then, we're left to our own personal feeling about it

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Claudio Abbado & Magdalena Kozena, magistral música y voz.

[@arnaudfrich9223]

Sincères condoléances aux réfractaires ! Que n'aurai-je donné pour être dans la salle ? Un des plus beaux morceaux à emmener sur l'île déserte. Tout est parfait ici... Vraiment. A pleurer...

[@PhotoTenderline]

Best interpretation ever

[@Languy]

I want to cry, and Abbado looks so close to his death.. and this song.. I am Mahler

[@aagrayeb]

Perfección: en la composición, en la dirección, en la interpretación, en el canto. Gracias.

[@wungabunga]

The pressure from potentially dropping a bum note into performance like this would preclude me from playing any instrument. Even a triangle. These performers have nerves of steel.

[@wyattmcneeley2776]

Do you know if this is an aria

[@rodhuss]

Cómo puede ser tan hermoso?

[@tigerhernia]

Thank you so very much for posting! This is my go to song after one grueling day of whatever. Truly appreciate Frau Kozena, Abbado, the clarinet goddess and the first violinist!

[@WilfriedBerk]

+Yuchin Robb ... and the excellent english horn solos

[@1215fish]

Schoenberg chamber

[@achenarmyst2156]

... but the clarinet duet is also exquisite 😉

[@epunto7713]

No me canso de escuchar esta interpretación... ¡Maravillosa!

[@anneesdepelerinage1813]

Still. possibly my favorite performance of this lied ever. Her diction is a bit interesting (saying "isch" and "dem"), but everything starting from 4:08" is pure bliss with a fragility that almost transcends the song. The timbre of her voice is so delicate it makes you believe even taking a breath might destroy this dreamy performance. Even though I love her almost as much, Jessye Norman's version almost seems trivial compared to that.

[@annettemarshall4895]

I do understand how you feel with this performance

[@alexandregarden6260]

Went to study various Wagnerian roles at the Bayerische Staatsoper with coaches who had German sounding names. They were Americans and thought isch was a preferred sound. We parted company !

[@anneesdepelerinage1813]

@@alexandregarden6260 Interesting to hear that. Generally speaking, I love the work of the Bayerische Staatsoper and it's possibly my favorite opera house in the world. Then again, Mahler is not exactly opera ;-) But either way, one would think that even if you don't speak the language you should notice that the "isch" adds a kind of hissing sound that doesn't harmonize with the theme of the song as well as "ch"

[@alyswilliams9571]

Janet Baker is my favourite female performer of this magnificent and moving song and Dietrich Fischer Dieskau tops the best male performer category for me.

[@russelldeanna9198]

I am going to send this song to a friend who doesn't know about Mahler. Don't know if this is the best introduction to his music, but it is a start. She likes nature, and this sounds like Mahler in nature - though you could say that about all his adagio music.

[@nrminhuseynli3521]

Hanya Yanagihara...

[@mischa2049]

RIP!MAESTRO!

[@PhilipKaskela]

Emo music was so good in the 19th century

[@peternolan4107]

This is from 1910-11.

[@jorgeplatero3748]

Mahler had lost his daughter Maria, five-years, by the time he wrote this, so....

[@pilouetmissiou]

the Lied i prefer in all the repertoire ...it is wonderful....

[@brendajanetho5884]

Oh ! I’m so impressed by her. Sublime! The way expressed by her. So touched with her every line how she expressed. It was the most pure and beautiful supported by the orchestra ! Thank you for sharing this video. Loved ❤it so much!

[@mirandac8712]

Diese Leistung kann Gleichen haben, aber nichts hat es übertroffen.

[@ferdiriordan]

So beautiful so sad-sublime-thank you.

[@DoubtingTom]

Absolutely wonderful

[@mauriciocotapos313]

Maestro Abbado grande por siempre!!!!!

[@user-fr9mf1ye3h]

Μy sister introduced me to Mahler in general and particular to this divine poem! So thankful!!! ❤️

[@TiborCsipan]

Existential loneliness cannot be shared. She manages to bring to the surface of the fright, the desperation, even a dint of hatred.

[@AM-dl2kf]

Beautiful and tender