György Solti has come in for his share of hard knocks as a Mahler interpreter, and no one will pretend that he has the same sort of intuitive empathy for this music that Leonard Bernstein has. But he does have the Chicago Symphony Orchestra--no mean advantage--and many of these performances have come up sounding rather well. London also has been smart to include his first (and better) performance of the Fifth, and he generally does quite well by Symphonies Nos. 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9 as well. There may be better performances of the other symphonies available, and every music lover will have person... [Read More]
Claudio Abbado (1933 2014) fell under the spell of Mahler s music during his years as a student in Vienna. His first memories of Mahler, conducted by Bruno Walter, Dimitri Mitropoulos and Leonard Bernstein, left a deep impression: Their interpretations were great; each of them had such a strong personality. In 1963, Abbado travelled to New York as winner of the Mitropoulos Conducting Competition to work as Bernstein s assistant at the New York Philharmonic. In 2010 he recalled a Mahler rehearsal: I remember very well during the rehearsal of Mahler s Second Symphony that Bernstein went to sit i... [Read More]
Collated from three live concerts recorded and mastered in December 2014 by Soundmirror, the the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the watchful baton of Manfred Honeck present the 5th and 7th Symphonies. The fourth in the highly acclaimed Pittsburgh Live! series of multi-channel hybrid SACD releases on the FRESH! series from Reference Recordings, this release is proof there is always discovery in the well traveled ground of Beethoven's symphonies when played with conviction and passion.
- German pressings of the immense Sony Classical Masters Catalog in smart, desirable and collectible multi-disc editions - The Sony catalog is replete with legendary artists and many of the greatest recordings of the classical repertoire - Box fronts feature large, prominently displayed photo of the featured artist - Slender, shelf-friendly boxes; CD's housed in space-saving slipsleeves
Beethoven's nine epoch-making symphonies represent a touchstone for any conductor, and these recordings constitute a highlight of Riccardo Muti's 12-year tenure as music director of the illustrious Philadelphia Orchestra. As Gramophone wrote: ""The Philadelphia Orchestra...respond superbly to the demands Muti makes on them...The fine shaping of the parts and the whole, the superb playing and a clear sense of discovery communicate themselves thrillingly to the listener."" This six-CD set includes all nine symphonies as well as several of Beethoven's overtures.CD ListingCD 1: Symphony No. 5 & Sy... [Read More]
Benjamin Zander and Linn launch their new partnership with Mahler's hugely popular Symphony No. 2 Resurrection. Exceptionally challenging and thrillingly powerful, it is the perfect showcase for Zander's distinctive balance of insightful musicianship and emotional intensity. With London's famed Philharmonia Orchestra, he is recording the complete cycle of Mahler symphonies, recordings that have received extraordinary critical acclaim and several awards.
For the May 2009 complete cycle of Mahler symphonies performed at Carnegie Hall, Daniel Barenboim and Pierre Boulez were invited to conduct. But it was Leonard Bernstein who famously first rescued Mahler's majestic symphonies from cult status and lifted them into the classical mainstream. These landmark recordings still stand as the definitive Mahler-symphony cycle; along with the complete Symphonies Nos. 1-9 ; Adagio from Symphony No. 10 , and Las Lied Von Der Erde , this 12-disc set brings to CD for the first time a long-unavailable 1967 audio documentary: Gustav Mahler Remembered: Reminisce... [Read More]
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tributeto the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition luxuriousyet affordably-priced boxsets. Beethoven s symphonies & overtures have always been of high interest to all types ofmusic lovers. Beethoven struggled with deafness, constantly searching deep inside hisinner being for a spark of inspiration. Klemperer, having fights for his own life, couldrelate to this compelling desire to express what was inside of him. This 10-CD set notonly includes the complete symphonies but also all nine over... [Read More]
G. Mahler - Symphony No.2 (SACD NEW)Label: Channel Classics (Hol)Format: SACDRelease Date: 10 Oct 2006No. of Discs: 2UPC: 723385235064DetailsDISC 1:1. Allegro maestoso (1st Movement)2. Andante moderato (2nd Movement)DISC 2:1. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung (3rd Movement)2.
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