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PETER INFELD

Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

                  01 Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde 07:27
                  02 Der Einsame im Herbst 11:44
                  03 Von der Jugend 03:06
                  04 Von der Schönheit 07:51
                  05 Der Trunkene im Frühling 04:32
                  06 Der Abschied 32:39

Total length: 67:22

Peter Infeld. My life path was not pre-ordained. Born 1942, as a postwar child I learned early how barren life can be when we are faced constantly with deprivations. Via our string producing company Thomastik-Infeld a door into the world of music opened for me, while my mother, Margaretha Infeld - who sadly died nearly nine years ago at almost 90 - opened my eyes to painting, literature and the opera. I studied singing, at first in Vienna and later in Italy where I was able to work with the great Mario del Monaco and his brotherMarcello. Thus began the long and stony road towards discovering my voice and its qualities and to harmonize the rhythm of my life with the demands of my company Thomastik-Infeld. Finally however, the activities with my firm took precedence over the idea of attempting to become a professional singer. But as fate would have it, five years ago I met Constantin Zaharia who, as both teacher and friend, motivated me, after a pause of 15 years, to once again take my voice deriously. As a result of this I made some recordings with the Europasymphony under the baton of Wolfgang Gröhs, who supported and encouraged me both mentally and musically. After my first two CDs which comprise the Italian and German opera repertoire as well as operetta and musicals, I set my sights on the great goal of recording Gustav Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" ("The Song of the Earth"). It was particular challenge for to interpret the tenor role with its partially very lyrical phrases, as my voice is in fact more suited to dramatic roles. This being the case, all in all, I am actually pretty satisfied with the result.