Sunday blog: Mahler's "Urlicht," sung by Maureen Forrester, conducted by Glenn Gould

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 I recently found this clip on YouTube.  It’s lovely: Maureen Forrester, one of the great contraltos of the 20^th century, singing one of the great contralto arias – the “Urlicht” movement from Mahler’s Second Symphony – accompanied by an orchestra conducted by Glenn Gould.

 

 

An acquaintance had the nerve to mock me for liking this on YouTube.  What do you like about this? he said.  Mahler?  Forrester?  The schmaltzy conducting of Glenn Gould? 

 

 

All three, actually, I said.

 

 

Mahler is all about feeling.  Everyone involved in this performance is heavily into feeling.

 

And sometimes feeling is what it's all about.

 

 

So huh.

 

 

 

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