Gustav Mahler
From the moment Thomas Quasthoff began his first performance at the 2003 Verbier Festival, the incomparable bass-baritone knew he had found his musical home. Nearly twenty years later, this sublime debut—a collection of orchestrated Schubert songs—precedes a release that highlights Quasthoff's exceptional musicianship in front of instrumental accompaniment. Gustav Mahler's 'Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen' (Songs of a Wayfarer), followed by J.S. Bach's 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen' (I Will Gladly Bear the Cross), complete this eagerly anticipated Verbier Festival Gold offering.