Sasha Cooke | If You Love For Beauty Volume 1 | Vinyl

Recorded February 5-7, 2012 in Zipper Hall at the Colburn School under conductor Yehuda Gilad, this Yarlung Records release centers on Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, a cycle of intimate orchestral songs setting poems by Friedrich Rückert, paired with John Adams’ “Am I in Your Light?” and two arias by Handel, including the famous “Ombra mai fù.” Sasha Cooke, a Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano known for her interpretive depth in both new and standard repertoire, delivers a performance that highlights the emotional intimacy of Mahler’s late-Romantic song-writing against the Colburn Orchestra’s chamber-scaled accompaniment. Mastered for 45RPM playback, the audiophile LP was produced with the same attention to natural dynamics and hall ambience that defines Yarlung’s catalog of direct-to-disc and minimally-miked classical recordings.

Track List

Side A

1. Am I in Your Light? (John Adams)
2. Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft (Mahler: Rückert-Lieder)
3. Liebst du um Schönheit (Mahler: Rückert-Lieder)
4. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder (Mahler: Rückert-Lieder)

Side B

1. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Mahler: Rückert-Lieder)
2. Um Mitternacht (Mahler: Rückert-Lieder)
3. Frondi tenere e belle… (Handel)
4. Ombra mai fù (Handel)

Release Details

• UPC: 0889211092703
• Label: YARLUNG RECORDS
• Format: LP Vinyl — 180G 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl
• Genre: Classical
• Release Date: 8/9/2019