Music by a twenty year old Mahler!

An amazing work for a twenty year old to compose in 1880. I fear twenty years old kids today can barely keep their pants up or tie their shoes! This incredible work has never failed to amaze me....Mahler was a genius! I am and always will remain a Mahlerite! Just bought a recording of this conducted by my new favourite Mahler conductor, Riccardo Chailly. The two disc album also contains the song cycles: "Kindertotenlieder", "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" and the sumptuous "Ruekert Lieder", wonderfully sung by Brigitte Fassbaender. Get the album(on the Decca label), it is astonishing!