Requiem Für Mignon / 5 Gedichte Von Mathilde Wesendonck / Rhapsodie For Contralto Solo, Male Chorus And Orchestra, Op. 53 / Five Songs To Poems By Friedrich Rückert

Released in 1969 on the Turnabout label, this recording serves as a curated anthology of German Romantic and late-Romantic vocal works. It brought together various compositions, including Robert Schumann’s Requiem für Mignon, Richard Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, Johannes Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody, and Gustav Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, aiming to showcase the depth of the 19th-century lied and choral tradition within a single collection. The album features performances by the Symphonieorchester Innsbruck and the Innsbruck Symphony Chorus under the direction of Robert Wagner, highlighting the regional commitment to these core canonical works.

The Turnabout label, a budget-conscious division of Vox Records, was instrumental during the 1960s in making classical repertoire accessible to a wider audience. By coupling these significant vocal works—ranging from the intimate introspection of Mahler to the heavy emotional weight of Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody—the release allowed listeners to experience a diverse cross-section of Germanic music history. The production values and the curation of these specific soloists and ensembles reflected the label's strategy of providing high-quality, scholarly-minded performances at a more affordable price point for collectors.