Stephan Genz, Roger Vignoles - Mahler: Songs

This enthralling recital guides the grateful listener on an emotional journey through Mahler�s extraordinary output of songs � from the folk-inspired Lieder und Ges�nge all the way to the tragically consolatory Kindertotenlieder. As different in musical tone as they are in psychological outlook, all of these songs show their composer as a true master of the art.Roger Vignoles admirably embraces the colours of Mahler�s orchestrally-minded accompaniments, the piano versions perhaps allowing a more personal aspect of these rich songs to come to the fore; and the rich baritone of Stephan Genz draws the listener ineluctably into a world where honest human feeling is captured in perfection of musical form.