Mahler
Rückert-Lieder (Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen)
"The absolute peak of German song (Lied)."
Archival Record & Lore
In "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen," Mahler captures a sense of total, peaceful isolation—of being "dead to the world" and living only in one’s own creative heaven.
Era
Romantic
Medium
Orchestral
Mood
Uplifting
Graceful