The Beloved Mezzo

~ Release by Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, Schubert, Schumann, Bach, Handel; Janet Baker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Packaged in a cardboard box, with 5 discs in individual cardboard sleeves.

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-18 08:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Kindertotenlieder: I. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
balance engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
recording of:
Kindertotenlieder: I. “Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n” (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1901)
librettist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)
Gustav Mahler6:01
2Kindertotenlieder: II. Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
balance engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
recording of:
Kindertotenlieder: II. “Nun seh’ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen” (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1904)
librettist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)
Gustav Mahler5:11
3Kindertotenlieder: III. Wenn dein Mütterlein
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
balance engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
recording of:
Kindertotenlieder: III. “Wenn dein Mütterlein” (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1901)
librettist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)
Gustav Mahler5:21
4Kindertotenlieder: IV. Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
balance engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
recording of:
Kindertotenlieder: IV. “Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen” (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1901)
librettist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)
Gustav Mahler3:09
5Kindertotenlieder: V. In diesem Wetter!
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
balance engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
recording of:
Kindertotenlieder: V. “In diesem Wetter” (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-13)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1904)
librettist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)
Gustav Mahler7:44
6Funf Rückert-Lieder: I. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building, ordinarily should not be used as a concert or recording venue; please refer to Watford Colosseum instead) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: I. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 39)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler1:38
7Funf Rückert-Lieder: II. Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building, ordinarily should not be used as a concert or recording venue; please refer to Watford Colosseum instead) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: II. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 40)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler2:42
8Funf Rückert-Lieder: IV. Um Mitternacht
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building, ordinarily should not be used as a concert or recording venue; please refer to Watford Colosseum instead) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: IV. Um Mitternacht (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 42)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler5:55
9Funf Rückert-Lieder: V. Liebst du um Schönheit
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building, ordinarily should not be used as a concert or recording venue; please refer to Watford Colosseum instead) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: V. Liebst du um Schönheit (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
orchestrator:
Max Puttmann
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1902-08)
premiered at:
[concert] (1907-02-08)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 43)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler2:27
10Funf Rückert-Lieder: III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer) (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building, ordinarily should not be used as a concert or recording venue; please refer to Watford Colosseum instead) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from 1969-07-17 until 1969-07-18)
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 41)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler6:55
11Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1967-05-04)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (on 1967-05-04)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1967-05-04)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (on 1967-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-04)
recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: I. "Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht" (on 1967-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Gustav Mahler4:21
12Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: II. Ging heut Morgen übers Feld
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1967-05-04)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (on 1967-05-04)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1967-05-04)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (on 1967-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-04)
recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: II. "Ging heut morgen übers Feld" (on 1967-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Gustav Mahler4:43
13Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: III. Ich hab' ein glühend Messer
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1967-05-04)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (on 1967-05-04)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1967-05-04)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (on 1967-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-04)
recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: III. "Ich hab' ein glühend Messer" (on 1967-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Gustav Mahler3:35
14Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: IV. Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1967-05-04)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (on 1967-05-04)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1967-05-04)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (on 1967-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-04)
recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: IV. "Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz" (on 1967-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Gustav Mahler5:07
15Funf Rückert-Lieder: III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1967-05-04)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (on 1967-05-04)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1967-05-04)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (on 1967-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-04)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (on 1967-05-04)
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 41)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler6:58
16Symphony no. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht. Sehr feierlich aber schlicht
producer:
David R. Murray
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1986-04-27 until 1986-06-01)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1986-04-27 until 1986-06-01)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1986-04-27 until 1986-06-01)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1986-04-27 until 1986-06-01)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-04-27 until 1986-06-01)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht (Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: 4. Primeval Light. Very solemn, but simple) (from 1986-04-27 until 1986-06-01)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1888 until 1894)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Urlicht
part of:
Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection": Urlicht: Sehr feierlich aber schlicht (Choralmässig)
version of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht (Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: 4. Primeval Light. Very solemn, but simple)
Gustav Mahler5:11
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