MUSIC
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019
7:30 PM

Christian Gerhaher: Mahler Songs
White Light Festival
Alice Tully Hall
1941 Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan

$45-$90
http://www.lincolncenter.org/white-light-festival/show/mahler-songs

This List only recommends standard rep concerts/recitals when they're really special. Well, this one is. When you think of great classical vocalists, you tend to think there was some past Golden Age that can never be recaptured. Well, I'm here to tell you that Christian Gerhaher is a better singer of Austro-German Romantic song than anyone else I've ever heard, live or on record (including the most historical of historical records). He has all the attention to detail and interpretive acuity of a Fischer-Dieskau — but none of the mannerism, instead singing in a direct manner accessible to pop as well as classical fans. To ice the cake, the connection he has forged with his longtime accompanist/school friend Gerold Huber verges on the telepathic. Past experience has shown that Mahler is a perfect playground for these guys.

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