Huber

Gustav Mahler: Lieder – Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Gerold Huber (piano)
1 CD | EAC Rip | 243 MB | FLAC+LOG+Cue | Complete scans
Classical | Label: Sony Classical RCA Red Seal | Recorded & Published: 2009 | Catalog Number 88697567732

This is sheer enjoyment from start to finish. It deserves the highest possible praise.
For RCA Red Seal these two artists have been splendidly recorded. There is an interesting essay by Gerhaher in the booklet and full texts with English translations are provided. Michael Cookson, Musicweb-International

The two piano quintets, composed seven years before and seven years after 1900, point to two special features in Huber’s development as a composer. If in the earlier quintet he was still endeavoring to find his place in the European music world in keeping with the best of his times, then in the later quintet he self-confidently went his own way as a Swiss composer who did not hesitate even to incorporate native folk songs into his music. The fact that the earlier quintet was first performed some eight years after its composition possibly had to do with Huber’s recognition that during his earlier years he had much too thoughtlessly published compositions that had proven to be not quite finished.