Gustav Mahler: “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”
transcription for baritone, wind octet and double bass
An international project in the field of classical music, resulting from
a collaboration between German baritone Peter Schöne and the leading Czech chamber ensemble PhilHarmonia Octet Prague.
The premiere of Gustav Mahler's song cycle for baritone, wind octet and double bass, arranged by Tomáš Ille, was performed in January 2020 in the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum. The song cycle “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” was recorded in January 2022
in the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum and the album will be released in spring 2023
in cooperation with label Supraphon.The song cycle is supplemented by arrangements
of selected movements from Mahler's symphonies, the author
of these transcriptions is Václav Vonášek.
