The Kaplan Mahler Edition

On this CD:

1. Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No.5) Adagietto
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra with Ardwyn Singers, Maureen Forrester

2. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, cycle of 4 songs for voice & piano (or orchestra) Ging heut' morgens übers Feld
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra with Ardwyn Singers, Maureen Forrester

3. Work(s)
Composed by Johannes Brahms

4. Aus der Jugendzeit (Lieder und Gesänge) Vol.2, 9 songs for voice & piano Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra with Ardwyn Singers, Maureen Forrester

5. Symphony No. 4 in G major Fourth Movement
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra with Ardwyn Singers, Maureen Forrester

6. Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor First Movement
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra with Ardwyn Singers, Maureen Forrester

7. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra with Ardwyn Singers, Maureen Forrester

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Gilbert Kaplan is a man with a mania and the means to indulge it. A wealthy publisher, he became obsessed with Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony, learned to conduct it, hired an orchestra and choruses, and did a quite respectable job with it, here memorialized along with the Adagietto from the Symphony No. 5. As vanity projects go, this one is several cuts above the rest. The package includes a lot of unusual goodies, including a recording of Mahler's own piano rolls, Mahler Remembered, recorded interviews with instrumentalists who worked with the composer, and, best of all, The Mahler Album. A CD-ROM digest version of Kaplan's coffee table book by the same name; The Mahler Album contains all the pictures of Mahler, his family, and popular caricatures that most people will ever want. There's even a pocket-sized reproduction of the first edition score. Kaplan may not go down in history as one of the great Mahler conductors, but this is a nifty little set and deserving of a place on the shelf. --Sarah Bryan Miller

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in C minor "Resurrection", Music, Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler, Spoken Word, Gilbert Kaplan, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Benita Valente, Classical, Classical Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Orchestral, Romantic Symphony, Song Collection for Solo Voice and Piano, Song Cycle for Solo Voice with Piano or Orchestra, Symphonic, Vocal

Ancerl Gold Edition 33: MAHLER Symphony No. 9
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A unique view on Mahler's swansong

Absolutely crushing Mahler!!

A superb interpretation of Mahler #9

Ancerl Gold Edition 33: MAHLER Symphony No. 9

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ASIN: B00066FAB2
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Customer Reviews:

A unique view on Mahler's swansong.......2005-10-14

The Mahler Symphony No. 9 is typically seen as Mahler's omen of death because it was written at the time of the composer's heart ailment and the death of his daughter. Endearing stories about composers not outliving their Ninth Symphonies (Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner among others) contribute to the legend that the Mahler 9 portrays the end of the composer's life.

In this performance, Karel Ancerl takes a unique view of the music. Compared to other versions I have heard including the Haitink, Lopez Cobos and Karajan's 1982 concert version -- which most critics consider the benchmark performance of this score -- Ancerl's performance at first seemed "fast" to me. His tempo in the first movement seemed almost jaunty compared to others and his total time of 78:53 is rapid compared to most recordings.

However, as the vast first movement continued to unfold, an alternate description of the music began to appear. Ancerl's approach was no longer universally fast; it was more episodic, moving from urgency to tentativeness to happiness to victorious emotions.

At about 11:35, Ancerl suddenly crashes and returns to the depth of despair, with happiness recurring at 15:30. And this with 11 minutes to go in the first movement! It is quite a contrast to Karajan's outlook of extended tragedy.

The second movement landler is more traditional in Ancerl's hands, with the Burleske in the third movement becoming more of a grotesque dance of instruments than the other versions I've heard.

In the finale, where Karajan made his name with this work by maintaining tension throughout the more than 30-minute span, Ancerl projects extended sorrow without tension while maintaining the pain inherent to Mahler's end of life vision. It later morphs to stream of consciousness before evolving to the final inevitable abyss of nothingness that critics and musicologists testify is Mahler's end.

I enjoy this performance, in which the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra plays with authoritative virtuosity. Recorded in 1966 in the notoriously clangorous Rudolfinum, the sound on the Ancerl "Gold Edition" CD has been improved and is in league with modern DDD recordings. Every instrument can be heard and the recording is head and shoulders above the Karajan 1982 classic.

All told, this is a fine performance from one of the eminent conductors from the golden era of classical recordings in sound that rivals the best from today. For $10 or less, this is excellent value and should be considered by all Mahler lovers.

Absolutely crushing Mahler!!.......2005-07-31

This is a great version of the 9th.
I have particularly come to enjoy the last two movements. The neurotic elements of the 3rd and the heavenly parts of 4 sell it to me.
You can't miss with this recording.
Enjoy!!

A superb interpretation of Mahler #9.......2004-11-01

This classic Karel Ancerl recording is, in my opinion, one of the best accounts of Mahler's ninth symphony that is available at present. Here we have it in a new remastering, which improves the original stereo sound.

The playing of the orchestra is outstanding, especially the brass department (note the typical horn vibrato) and the recording quality is very good for its age. But, above all, this CD is to be treasured for Ancer's superb interpretation, which is as good as an interpretation can be: moving, powerful, balanced, convincing, non-mainstream, and provoking.

Strongly recommended!

Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music (Collectors Edition) (Box Set)

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Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music (Collectors Edition) (Box Set)

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Release Date: 2003-02-13

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [1895 Gustav Mahler Edition]

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Great listen
Norrington, eat your heart out!
The most moving...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [1895 Gustav Mahler Edition]

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ASIN: B000003GIR
Release Date: 1993-09-11

Tracks:

Sym No. 9, Op. 125 in d: I. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo Un Poco Maestoso
Sym No. 9, Op. 125 in d: II. Molto Vivace
Sym No. 9, Op. 125 in d: III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile
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Album Description

Mahler's grand expansion of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony employs an extra 4 horns and an extra set of Timpani, revoicing many passages of the venerable masterpiece. Mahler adds occasional counter-melodies and thickens the scoring in order to create his own heightened dynamic scale. Of his own performances of this re-scoring, Mahler wrote: "Far from following any arbitrary purpose or course, but also without allowing himself to be led astray by tradition, (this conductor) was constantly and solely concerned with carrying out Beethoven's wishes in their minutest detail, and ensuring that nothing the master intended should be sacrificed or drowned out amid the general confusion of sound."

Customer Reviews:

Great listen.......2005-05-02

Tiboris's recording of Beethoven 9 with Mahler's "Retuschen" is a joy to listen to. I find it among the most satisfying recordings I know, especially in the finale. Not all of the details of the performance are consistent with the established research on Mahler's performing scores, and so it becomes difficult to sort out what changes are Mahler's, versus those of others who have used the score. Nevertheless, this recording makes the changes readily audible.

Particular changes of note:
* Horns 5 & 6 double the bassons about 30 seconds into the scherzo.

* The re-written opening of the finale, incorporating the expanded brass section and filling in notes unavailable to Beethoven's natural brass instruments.

* The sequential entrances of woodwinds and brass during the first "Ode to Joy" theme, and the extensive re-orchestration of the section that immediately follows.

Norrington, eat your heart out!.......2001-03-10

This version brings several questions to mind. What if Beethoven had not gone deaf before the first performance of his Ninth Symphony? What if Beethoven had Mahler's orchestra? Hopefully, this CD will attempt to answer that.

Also, I have never been convinced by these so-called "period" recordings, where the conductors try to perform an "authentic" performance of this symphony. I find them too out-of-sync, if not out-of-date. Orchestras have changed since then, and so have concert halls. So I believe there is no such thing as an authentic performance. It's just how you look at it. I personally can't tell much difference in instrumentation, with the exception of the piano and timpani, which I think sound richer today. Beethoven might have had a different opinion if he had modern instruments.

And finally, by all means, don't accept this CD as a substitute for the original version. I would recommend supplementing it with the 1961 recording by George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra (Sony #46533).

The most moving..........2000-11-18

I have both the Mahler edition of Beethovens 9th and two of Beethovens piece (each with a different conductor), and by far, the Mahler edition is the most moving and fantastic of the three. If you have Beethoven's 9th already, you must have the Mahler edition. I won't lecture on the differences/improvements Mahler made, though I must proclaim that this is the greatest of music I have heard in a long time.

Ancerl Gold Edition 6: Mahler Symphony no. 1/ Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

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Ancerl - The Gold Standard

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Release Date: 2002-09-24

Customer Reviews:

Ancerl - The Gold Standard.......2003-08-07

The Supraphon label has been doing an excellent job of reissuing large parts of their back catalog over the last few years. Not only are they releasing numerous performances with the Czech Philharmonic and visiting conductors like Kletzki, Markevitch, Matacic and Fournet, but they have also remastered (in 24/96) many of the recordings of conductor Karel Ancerl in a new series called the "Gold Edition." Volume 6 of this series features Ancerl and the Czech PO in a 1964 stereo recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 1, and a 1962 stereo recording of Strauss' Till Eulenspiegels tone poem. The performances are excellent, and Ancerl's Mahler compares nicely to more celebrated recordings by Kubelik, Bernstein and Walter. With quality discs such as this, I look forward to purchasing (and reviewing) more titles from the "Gold Edition."

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The Mastersinger

Fischer-Dieskau Edition (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B00004SC5S
Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

Winterreise: Gute Nacht - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Die Wetterfahne - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Gefrorene Trn - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Erstarrung - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Der Lindenbaum - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Wasserflut - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Auf dem Flusse - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Rck - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Irrlicht - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Rast - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Frstraum - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Einsamkeit - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Die Post - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Der greise Kopf - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Die Kr - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Letzte Hoffnung - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Im Dorfe - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Der sthe Morgen - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Tchung - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Der Wegweiser - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Das Wirtshaus - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Mut! - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Die Nebensonnen - Franz Schubert
Winterreise: Der Leiermann - Franz Schubert

Tracks:

Die schone Mullerin: Das Wandern
Die schone Mullerin: Wohin?
Die schone Mullerin: Halt!
Die schone Mullerin: Danksagung an den Bach
Die schone Mullerin: Am Feierabend
Die schone Mullerin: Der Neugierige
Die schone Mullerin: Ungeduld
Die schone Mullerin: Morgengruss
Die schone Mullerin: Des Mullers Blumen
Die schone Mullerin: Tranenregen
Die schone Mullerin: Mein!
Die schone Mullerin: Pause
Die schone Mullerin: Mit dem grunen Lautebande
Die schone Mullerin: Der Jager
Die schone Mullerin: Eifersucht und Stolz
Die schone Mullerin: Die liebe Farbe
Die schone Mullerin: Die bose Farbe
Die schone Mullerin: Trockne Blumen
Die schone Mullerin: Der Muller und der Bach
Die schone Mullerin: Des Baches Wiegenlied
4 Lieder: Nacht und Traume D 827
4 Lieder: Standchen
4 Lieder: Du bist die Ruh
4 Lieder: Erlkonig

Tracks:

Schwanengesang: Liebesbotschaft
Schwanengesang: Kriegers Ahnung
Schwanengesang: Fruhlingssehnsucht
Schwanengesang: Standchen
Schwanengesang: Aufenthalt
Schwanengesang: In der Ferne
Schwanengesang: Abschied
Schwanengesang: Der Atlas
Schwanengesang: Ihr Bild
Schwanengesang: Das Fischermadchen
Schwanengesang: Die Stadt
Schwanengesang: Am Meer
Schwanengesang: Der Doppelganger
Schwanengesang: Die Taubenpost
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9 Lieder: Die Erde
9 Lieder: An die Musik
9 Lieder: An Silvia
9 Lieder: Heideroslein
9 Lieder: Im Abendrot
9 Lieder: Der Musensohn
9 Lieder: Die Forelle
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An die Leier
Philoktet
Memnon
Fahrt zum Hades
Lied des Orpheus, als er in die Holle ging
Orest auf Tauris
Der entsuhnte Orest
Fragment aus dem Aeschylus
Der zurnenden Diana
Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren
Heliopolis I
Freiwilliges Versinken
Das Weinen
Schiffers Scheidelied
Der Kreuzzug
Vor meiner Wiege
Fruhlingslied
Jagers Liebeslied

Tracks:

Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Aus meinen Tranen spriessen
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Wenn ich in deine
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich will meine Seele tauchen
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Im Rhein, im schonen Strome
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich grolle nicht
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Und wussten's die blumen die kleinen
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Das ist ein Floten und Geigen
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Hor ich das Liedchen kiligen
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Am leuchteden Sommermorgen
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich hab im Traum geweinet
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Allnachtilch im Traume
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Aus alten Marchen winkt es
Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Die alten bosen Lieder
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Lust der Sturmnacht
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stirb, Lieb und Freud
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wanderlied
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Erstes Grun
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Sehsucht nach der Waldgagend
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Auf das Trinkglas einet verstorbenen Fredes
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wandrung
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stille Liebe
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Frage
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stille Tranen
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wer machete dich so krank?
12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Alte Laute
7 Lieder: Freisinn
7 Lieder: Schneeglockchen
7 Lieder: Standchen
7 Lieder: Laute di menien
7 Lieder: Des sennen Abschied
7 Lieder: Des sennen Abschied
7 Lieder: Talismane

Tracks:

Liederkreis Op 24: Morgens steh ich auf und frage
Liederkreis Op 24: Es treibt mich hin
Liederkreis Op 24: Ich wandelte unter den baumen
Liederkreis Op 24: Lieb liebchen
Liederkreis Op 24: Schone Wiege meiner leiden
Liederkreis Op 24: Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann
Liederkreis Op 24: Berg' undBurgen schaun herunter
Liederkreis Op 24: Anfangs wolt ich fast verzagen
Liederkreis Op 24: Mit Myrten und rosen
11 Lieder: Der Kontrabandiste
11 Lieder: Zigeunerliedchen I
11 Lieder: Zigeunerliedchen II
11 Lieder: Tief im Herzen
11 Lieder: Melancholie
11 Lieder: Sehnsucht
11 Lieder: Gestandnis
11 Lieder: O wie lieblich
11 Lieder: Weh, wie zornig
11 Lieder: Der Hidalgo
11 Lieder: Romanze
Myrten op. 25: Widmung
Myrten op. 25: Der Nussbaum
Myrten op. 25: Lied aus dem Schenkenbuch I
Myrten op. 25: Lied aus dem Schenkenbuch II
Myrten op. 25: Die Lotosblume
Myrten op. 25: Du bist wie eine Blume
Myrten op. 25: Auden hebraischen Geangen
Myrten op. 25: Du bist wie eine Blume
Myrten op. 25: Zum Schluss
5 Lieder: Die feindlichen Bruder
5 Lieder: Abends am Strand
5 Lieder: Die beiden Grenadiere
5 Lieder: Mein schoner Stern
5 Lieder: Wein Wagen

Tracks:

An die ferne Geliebte, op.98: Auf dem Huegel sitz ich, spaehend - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Wo die Berge so blau - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Beethoven: Leichte Segler in den Hoehen - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Diese Wolken in den Hoehen - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Es kehret der Maien, es bluehet die Au - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Lieder: Adelaide, op.46 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ich liebe dich, so wie du mich, WoO 123 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
L'amante impaziente, op.82-3 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
L'amante impaziente, op.82-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ariette (Der Kuss), op.128 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur, op.48-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Maigesang, op.52-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Marmotte, op.52-7 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Seufzer eines Ungeliebten-Gegeliebe, WoO 118 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Andenken, WoO 136 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Der Wachtelschlag, WoO 129 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Aus Goethes Faust (Mephistos Flohlied), op.75-3 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
3 Gesaenge, op.83: I. Wonne der Wehmut - Ludwig Van Beethoven
II. Sehnsucht - Ludwig Van Beethoven
III. Mit einem gemalten Band - Ludwig Van Beethoven
An die Hoffnung, op.94 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Lied aus der Ferne, WoO 137 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Der Juengling in der Fremde, WoO 138 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Der Liebende, WoO 139 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel, WoO 150 - Ludwig Van Beethoven

Tracks:

Es muss ein Wunderbares sein
Benedetto sia 'l giorno
Pace non trovo
I' vidi in terra angelici costumi
Oh, quad je dors S282
die drei zigeuner
Die vatergruft
Der alpen jager
Blume und Duft
Vergiftet sind meine Lieder
Tristesse
Ihr Glocken von Marling
Hohe Liebe
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
Im Rhein, im schonen Strome
Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam
Morgens steh ich auf und frage
der traurige Monch

Tracks:

Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh
Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle
O Tod, wie bitter bist du
Wenn ich mit Menschen - und mit Engelszungen redete
Sommerabend
Mondenschein
Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze
Meerfahrt
Es schauen die blumen
Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht
Mit vierzig Jahren
Steig auf , geliebter Schatten
Mein Herz ist schwer
Kein Haus, keine Heimat
Herbstgefuhl
Alte Liebe
Abenddammerung
Heimweh II
Auf dem Kirchhofe
Verzagen
Regenlied
Nachklang
Fruhlingslied
Auf dem See
Feldeinsamkeit

Tracks:

Hugo Wolf: In der FrHugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Fussreise - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Neue Liebe - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Der Feuerreiter - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Jrlied - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Storchenbotschaft - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Verborgenheit - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Verborgenheit - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Im Fr - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Auf einer Wanderung - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: An die Geliebte - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Peregrina I - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Peregrina II - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Lebewohl - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Begegnung - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Der Jr - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Bei einer Trauung - Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf: Abschied - Hugo Wolf

Tracks:

Es war einmal ein Bock
Einst kam der Bock als Bote
Es liebte einst ein Has
Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
Hast du ein Tongedicht vollbracht
O lieber Kunstler, sei ermanhnt
Unser Feind ist, gober Gott
Von Handlern wird die Kunst bedroht
Es war mal eine Wanze
Die Kunstler sind die Schopfer
Die Handler und die Marcher
O Schropferschwarm, o Handlerkreis
Gefunden
Das Roseband
Einerlei
Winterweihe
Stiller Gang
Der Arbeitsmann
Blindenklage
Heimkehr
Wer wird von der Welt Verlangen
Hab ich euch denn je geraten
Wanderers Gemutsruhe

Tracks:

Aeolsharfe
Winterahnung
Traum durch die Dammerung
Nelken
Flieder
Minnelied
Der Himmel Hat eine Trane Geweint
Waldeinsamkeit
Schlecht Wetter
Gluckes genug
Einsamkeit
Gottes Segen
Das sterbende Kind
Ein Drangen
Trost
Heimat
Ihr, ihr Herrlichen!
Der zerrissne Grabkranz
Das Blatt im Buche
Im April
Brablied
Sie haben heut Abend Gesellschaft
In Danzig
Eingelegte Ruder
Saerspruch
Hussens Kerker
Zorn
An die Mark
Zum Abschied meiner Tochter
Tragische Geschichte
Sonett Nach Petrarca

Tracks:

Ein Tagewerk I
Ein Tagewerk II
Fruhgesicht
Reisefantasie
Das Ende des Festes
Nachruf
Jugendgedenken
Peregrina II
Auf ein Kind
Dammrung senkte sich
Ach, wie schon
Nachklang
Hore den Rat
Venezianisches Epigramm
Jetzt rede du
Auskunft
Aus zwei Talern
Kennst du das auch?
Ravenna I
Das Ziel
Keine Rast
Kindheit
Im Kreuzgang von Santo Stefano
Nachtgefuhl
Magie der Farben
Verwelkende Rosen
Abends
Mittag im September
Blauer Schmetterling
Pfeifen
Sommernacht
Fur Ninon
Verganglichkeit

Tracks:

Ballade de Villon a s'amye
Ballade que Villon feit a la requeste de sa mere pour prier nostre Dame
Ballade des femmes de Paris
Nahandove
Aoua!
II est doux
Chanson de la mariee
La-bas, vers l'eglise
Quel galant m'est comparable
Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
Tout gai!
Chanson romanesque
Chanson epique
Chanson a borie
At The River
Elegie
Anne Street
A Chirstmas Caro
From 'The Swimmers'
West London (A Sonnet)
A Farewell To Land
Abide With Me
Where the eagle
Disclosure
The White Gulls
The Children's Hour
Two Little Flowers (And Dedicated To Them)
Autumn
Tom Sails Away
Ich Grolle nicht
Feldeinsamkeit
Weil' auf mir
In Flanders Fields

Tracks:

Phantasie aus Don Juan
Ablosung im Sommer
Selbstgefuhl
Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
Zu Strabburg auf der Schanz
Booh, Wie Ist Die Barmhezigkeit des herrn
Willst du Gottes Diener sein
Alles, was aus der Erde kommt
Tod, wie bitter bist du
Lied des Mephistopheles
Zigeunerlied
Schlechter Trost
Lied des Mephistopheles
Liederseelen
Alle
Der Gesang des Meeres
In einer Sturmanacht (Nikodemus)
Nun die Schatten dunkeln
Wonne der Wehmut
Aus den Himmelsaugen
Musikantegrub
Der juge Ehemann
Der Soldat
Uomo del mio tempo
Con una fronda di mirto

Tracks:

1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
2. Ging heut morgen uebers Feld
3. Ich hab ein gluehend Messer
4. Die zwei blauen Augen
1. Um Mitternacht
2. Ich atmet' einen Linden Duft
3. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
4. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
1. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn
2. Nun seh ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
3. Wenn dein Mutterlein
4. Oft denk ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
5. In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus

Tracks:

Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Arie
Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Rezitativ
Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Choral
Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Arie
Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Rezitativ
Ich habe Genug: Arie
Ich habe Genug: Rezitativ
Ich habe Genug: Arie
Ich habe Genug: Rezitativ
Ich habe Genug: Arie
Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
Ich suchte des nachts: Duett

Tracks:

Hir ist sas rechte Osterlamm
Gerne will ich mich bequemen
gebt mir meine jesum wiender
Mache dich, mein herz, rein
Et in Spiritum Sanctum
Achzen und erbarmlich weinen
Duett - Wann kommst du, mein heil
O Memory! Still Bitter To My Soul-Opprest WIth Never - Casting Greif
Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
Meine Hande ringen sich
Jedennoch bleib ich stets an dir
Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
Duett - Holde Gattin, dir zur Seite
Solo & Chor - Herr, lehre doch mich

Tracks:

Frondi tenere e belle - Ombra mai fu
Cara pianta
Presti omai l'Egizia terra
Non e si vago e bello
Che faro senza Euridice
Udite, tutti udite
Io deggio ad ogni patto
Finch'han dal vino
Deh, vieni alla finestra
Hai gia vinta la causa
Vedro, mentr'io sospiro
Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja
Ein Madchen oder Weibchen
Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!
Wie Todesahnung Damm'rung - O du, mein holder Abenstern
Was duftet doch der Flieder
Wahn! Wahn!
Zur Burg fuhrt die Brucke - Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge

Tracks:

Botre toast... je peux vous le renre
avant de quitter ces lieux
L'orage s'est calme
Resta immobile
Morir! ... Tremenda cosa!
Di Provenz il mar
Nemico della patria?!
Si puo? Signore!
Povero Rigoletto!
Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
Brav, alter Hans
Lebt wohl ihr suben studen

Tracks:

Schlafst oder wachst du?
Heimkehr
Maggy Lauder
Dort, wo durchs ried
Fileb leise, mein bachlein
Horch auf, mein liebchen
Da brava, Cantina
O kostliche Zeit
Trinklied
Der treue Johnie
Kommt, schliebt mir einen forhen Kreis
Once more I Hail Thee
Sunset
Put Round The Bright Wine
Could Ill World
Could Ill Be fate
Oh, Had My Fate
The Return Of Ulster
Ein entmutigter liebender
Ein begluckter Liebender
Bewuderug
Gluhende Liebe
Trinklied
Weine, weine, weine nur nicht

Customer Reviews:

The Mastersinger.......2000-06-24

If the second half of the 20th Century has musical signs, they must include that phenomenal German singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau who dominated the recital and concert halls, the opera stages and the recording studios in a way no other artist has done it, except maybe Leonard Bernstein. In celebration of this great artist's 75th birthday we have here a set which includes the gems of his lieder repertoire, starting with those great Schubert cycles in their most vivid performances. Just listen to those early renditions of the Schone Mullerin or with Jorg Demus, or to Schuman's Dichterliebe cycle (with the same pianist). And you shall not miss the artistry of this most sensitive voice in full volume of Mahler lieder with piano and orchestral songs. And what about the Morike lieder by Hugo Wolf? Well, you shall probably wonder at that special cooperation between the singer and the Russian pianist Svitoslav Richter. It is a performance of lifetime, and so it is with the Wintereise of Schubert with Barnboim at the piano. Those who know the artistry of Fischer-Dieskau and even those who have already other recordings of those great works will not regret having this special set. For the newcomers to this great artist there will be a lot to discover, The music itself, sure, but mainly the art of interpratation. In this alone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau shine high and above all other singers.

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Don't Miss this Opportunity!

Kathleen Ferrier Edition [Box Set]

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E4YM
Release Date: 1992-06-16

Customer Reviews:

Don't Miss this Opportunity!.......2007-04-18

Kathleen Ferrier will remain one of the outstanding voices to bless the world of music, regardless of how many others come along and perform the same repertoire with excellence.

Entirely apart from the pathos of Ferrier's early death from cancer, her voice has a distinctly haunting range of qualities that simply touch the human soul in its deepest realms. Her superb training and musicianship brought to full flower amazing possibilities of interpretation from opera to light popular/traditional song, from Gluck, Bach and Handel to Mahler, and much inbetween.

That a fairly complete discography has become available in the digital era, with remastered versions of her 1940s and early 1950s analog recordings, is a magnificent gift to ongoing generations of music lovers. For those of us whose much loved and played LPs need to be retired, it's heavenly!

For a nostalgic and deeply moving musical experience, listen to Ferrier's "He was Despised" alongside the higher version sung by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. More than an early end links these two exquisite voices. I can't find words to convey the impact, without resorting to corny and overused adjectives.

Don't miss out owning this exquisite set that spans her all-too-short career. I made the mistake of not buying it as soon as I saw it appear in the music store, and ended up paying way more by having to locate the CDs individually.

Mahler: 10 Symphonies (Complete Edition) (Box Set)

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Buy it on the merits of the Third Symphony
Mahler is impressive, even when played with shortcomings

Mahler: 10 Symphonies (Complete Edition) (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Capriccio
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001WVC
Release Date: 1996-10-30

Tracks:

Sym No.1 in D: I. Langsam, Schleppend - Wie Ein Naturlaut - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.1 in D: II. Kraftig Bewegt, Doch Nicht Zu Schnell - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.1 in D: III. Feierlich Und Gemessen, Ohne Zu Schleppen - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.1 in D: IV. Sturmisch Bewegt - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO

Tracks:

Sym No.2 in c, 'Resurrection': I. Allegro Maestoso - Tiha Genova/Vessela Zorova
Sym No.2 in c, 'Resurrection': II. Andante Moderato - Tiha Genova/Vessela Zorova
Sym No.2 in c, 'Resurrection': III. In Ruhig Fliessender Bewegung - Tiha Genova/Vessela Zorova

Tracks:

Sym No.2 in c, 'Resurrection': IV. 'Urlicht' Sehr Feierlich, Aber Schlicht - Tiha Genova/Vessela Zorova
Sym No.2 in c, 'Resurrection': V. Im Tempo Des Scherzo - Kraftig - Langsam - Misterioso - Tiha Genova/Vessela Zorova

Tracks:

Sym No.3 in d: Erste Abteilung: I. Kraftig. Entschieden - Brigette Pretschner/Bulgarian National Chor 'Svetoslav Obretenov'/Georgi Robev...
Sym No.3 in d: Zweite Abteilung: II. Tempo Di Menuetto.Sehr Massig - Brigette Pretschner/Bulgarian National Chor 'Svetoslav Obretenov'/Georgi Robev...
Sym No.3 in d: Zweite Abteilung: III. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast - Brigette Pretschner/Bulgarian National Chor 'Svetoslav Obretenov'/Georgi Robev...

Tracks:

Sym No.3 in d: Zweite Abteilung: IV. Sehr Langsam. Misterioso - Brigette Pretschner/Bulgarian National Chor 'Svetoslav Obretenov'/Georgi Robev...
Sym No.3 in d: Zweite Abteilung: V. Lustig Im Tempo Und Keck Im Ausdruck - Brigette Pretschner/Bulgarian National Chor 'Svetoslav Obretenov'/Georgi Robev...
Sym No.3 in d: Zweite Abteilung: VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden - Brigette Pretschner/Bulgarian National Chor 'Svetoslav Obretenov'/Georgi Robev...

Tracks:

Sym No.4 in G: I. Bedachtig, Nicht Eilen - Lyundmila Hadzhieva
Sym No.4 in G: II. In Gemachlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast - Lyundmila Hadzhieva
Sym No.4 in G: III. Ruhevoll - Lyundmila Hadzhieva
Sym No.4 in G: IV. Sehr Behaglich - Lyundmila Hadzhieva

Tracks:

Sym No.5 in c#: I. Trauermarsch - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.5 in c#: II. Sturmisch Bewegt, Mit Grosster Vehemenz - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.5 in c#: II. Scherzo: Kraftig, Nicht Zu Schnell - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.5 in c#: IV. Adagietto: Sehr Langsam - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.5 in c#: V. Rondo-Finale: Allegro - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO

Tracks:

Sym Nr.6 in a, 'Tragic': I. Allegro Energico, Ma Non Troppo - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym Nr.6 in a, 'Tragic': II. Scherzo. Wuchtig - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO

Tracks:

Sym Nr.6 in a, 'Tragic': III. Andante Moderato - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym Nr.6 in a, 'Tragic': IV. Finale. Allegro Moderato - Allegro Energico - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO

Tracks:

Sym No.7 in e: I. Langsam ( Adagio) Allegro Con Fuoco - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.7 in e: II. Nachtmusik Allegro Moderato - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO

Tracks:

Sym No.7 in e: III. Scherzo: Schattenhaft, Fliessend, Aber Nicht Schnell - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.7 in e: IV. Nachtmusik Andante Amoroso - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No.7 in e: V. Rondo - Finale: Allegro Ordinario - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO

Tracks:

Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Erste Abteilung: I. Hymnus: 'Veni, Creator Spiritus' - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...

Tracks:

Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Zweite Abteilung: II. Schlussszene Aus Goethes 'Faust'... - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...
Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Zweite Abteilung: II. Schlussszene Aus Goethes 'Faust'... - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...
Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Zweite Abteilung: II. Schlussszene Aus Goethes 'Faust'... - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...
Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Zweite Abteilung: II. Schlussszene Aus Goethes 'Faust'... - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...
Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Zweite Abteilung: II. Schlussszene Aus Goethes 'Faust'... - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...
Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Zweite Abteilung: II. Schlussszene Aus Goethes 'Faust'... - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...
Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Zweite Abteilung: II. Schlussszene Aus Goethes 'Faust'... - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...
Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Zweite Abteilung: II. Schlussszene Aus Goethes 'Faust'... - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...
Sym No.8 in E flat 'Sym Of A Thousand': Zweite Abteilung: II. Schlussszene Aus Goethes 'Faust'... - Lyudmila Hadzhieva/Maria Temeshi/Darina Tokava/Tamara Tokac/Boryana Tabakova/Janos Bandi...

Tracks:

Sym No. 9: I. Andante Comodo - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No. 9: II. Im Tempoeines Gemachlichen Landlers - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No. 9: III. Rondo - Burleske. Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO

Tracks:

Sym No. 9: IV. Adagio Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zuruckhaltend - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO
Sym No. 10: Adagio - Emil Tabakov/Sofia PO

Customer Reviews:

Buy it on the merits of the Third Symphony.......2006-10-16

I have been familiar with this fine orchestra and conductor since purchasing a CD of the Rachmaninoff Third Concerto with this orchestra and conductor over 15 years ago with pianist Santiago Rodrigo, in a superb performance on the Elan label. I was pleased to learn this orchestra and conductor (I recommend visiting Mr. Tabakov's website) also recorded a complete Mahler symphony cycle, available at super-budget price on the German Capriccio label. I was recently in the market for a recordings of the Mahler Third, as my local community orchestra is playing this work shortly, so could not resist buying the whole cycle for little more than than the price of two full-priced Thirds.

I can recommend this set on the basis of listening to the Third Symphony only, so far. Engineering is quite satifactory (nice sound stage)and I enjoyed the performance (all the recordings in this set date from about 1990) and look forward to hearing the rest of the set. Tempos are well-judged and the playing and singing are quite satisfactory.

I would say this is a better performance than the Abravanel/Utah (Vanguard) and on a least a par with Haitink (Philips). The Bernstein/NY Phil. (DG) is the best interpretation I have heard so far, but there are not huge differences between any of these readings. The Chailly CD/SACD version has outstanding sonics; the dynamic contrasts in the first movement of the Third are as great as any symphonic work I am aware of and should raise goose bumps on your arms the first time you hear it.

Mahler is impressive, even when played with shortcomings.......2006-06-29

What can you expect of a complete set of Mahler's symphonies, extremely reasonably priced, played by the not all too familiar Sofia Philharmonic? Well, there are just as many 'accidents' as interesting moments, and there certainly is an unmistakable air of enthousiasm in the air... So don't dismiss this set right on.

I'm not going to pretend the lack of orchestral finesse, body and pedigree in the orchestra isn't there. Strings are uniformly thin (most noteable in the First, Seventh, Fourth and Eight symphonies), the trumpets sound shy, horns very often lose their bite and the woodwinds play adequate though hardly with distinction. Trombones on the other hand are quite assertive, the percussion is mindblowing and the choral contributions are not at all bad. It's all, still, a great matter of taste. People looking for a solid, uniformly approach of Mahler's everest-peaks can feel insulted by Tabakov's forces. Those wanting a bit more enthousiasm, organized chaos and a feeling of 'live' musicmaking (these are, still, studio recordings) might be quite enchanted.

Highlights include the Third and Sixth, arguably the best played renditions in the set. Even the Seventh, where the orchestral shortcomings are as plain as the nose on your face, has it charms, with a Finale that this time really is a organized chaos. The Eigth has some impressive choral contributions (I was quite taken by the Boy Choir) though the closing pages sound like the smothering of the brass players in a big cloud of orchestral grandeur. The opening of No. 9 assembles Chailly's, surprisingly, quite slow and contemplating, No. 2 is decent but hardly visionary and the First, Fourth and Fifth simply can't compete with the dozens of other, great available versions.

Still, 3 stars, since the numerous liabillities cannot hide the clear intention of Tabakov and band to present Mahler's musical heritage with fervour and clarity. In fact, were it not for the hundreds of other, excellent available versions, we might not even feel something's missing.

An die Musik [2 CD & DVD Limited Edition]

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An excellent overview of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau with Deutsche Grammophon

An die Musik [2 CD & DVD Limited Edition]

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Schubert - Winterreise / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Alfred Brendel, Sender Freies Berlin
Legend: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau [CD & DVD]
The Magic of Wunderlich [Includes Bonus DVD]
Schwarzkopf, Seefried & Fischer-Dieskau Sing Mahler, Richard Strauss & Schubert (EMI Classic Archive 21)

ASIN: B0008064XY
Release Date: 2005-07-12

Customer Reviews:

An excellent overview of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau with Deutsche Grammophon.......2005-11-08

"An die Musik", aptly named after the famous Schubert lied of the same title, is an excellent overview of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's recorded output for Deutsche Grammophon over the past 56 years. On the CDs, there are six Schubert lieder from Fischer-Dieskau's 21 disc set with pianist Gerald Moore, (dating from ca. 1970) and other lieder by Wolf, Richard Strauss, Brahms, and Schoeck. Also included are two chansons of Claude Debussy, and arias from Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" and "Don Giovanni", both conducted by Ferenc Fricsay; small part of Fricsay's Orff "Carmina Burana" (rec. 1949), Schubert's "Dichterliebe" cycle with pianist Jorg Demus; and the 4 Ruckert lieder with Karl Bohm/Berlin Philharmonic. Fischer-Dieskau is amazing, with such a wide repertory, and such enthusiasm for singing such varied and different styles of music.

The bonus DVD, lasting about 28 minutes, is very interesting to watch and listen to. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and pianist Sviatoslav Richter peform 8 famous Schubert lieder in the great room of a hotel in a remote Bavarian village, in utterly charming and rather informal surroundings. The camera work is minimal, the sound, very fine but a little low level mono: filmed in 1978. Fischer-Dieskau looks alot younger here than more recent photos of him, but a little older and more classy than the photos I'm used to seeing of him, which date from the late 1960s. Fischer-Dieskau and Richter work as one, and their partnership and great working relationship is evident from measure 1. There is no doubt watching this that they had alot of fun performing for the cameras.

I am grateful DG released this set: 2 very full discs at over 70 minutes of music each, + the DVD of a telecast not seen since 1978. The sound is very good, even in the mono tracks, and if you like lieder and opera excerpts, you will be delighted. I mention this as one who's experienced Fischer-Dieskau's recordings for 25 years, and been usually delighted by them.

Gustav Mahler Symphonies 1 and 2 / Leonard Bernstein / The Royal Edition, No. 45 Of 100

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Another Bernstein Mahler Recording, Another Interpretation

Gustav Mahler Symphonies 1 and 2 / Leonard Bernstein / The Royal Edition, No. 45 Of 100

Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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Symphony No. 14 The Royal Edition, No. 79 Of 100: Dmitri Shostakovich

ASIN: B00000DSFQ
Release Date: 1993-10-26

Customer Reviews:

Another Bernstein Mahler Recording, Another Interpretation.......2005-12-04

Listening to the local classical music station on the way home from a concert this recording of the Mahler Symphony No. 2 'The Resurrection' was playing and the final movement of the symphony was so unlike those familiar that it was reason for pulling to the side and waiting for the announcer's identification. Lo and behold it was this 'Royal Edition' conducted by Leonard Bernstein
in what seems to be 1974!

The acoustics are not terrific but the performance is bracing. The tempo of the final movement is Bernstein's slowest and yet in many ways his most pungent. He conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus (the latter with not the finest choral sound on recordings!) and has chosen the luminous Dame Janet Baker and Sheila Armstrong as soloists. We all have our favorite recordings of all the Mahler symphonies, but this arresting performance reminds us that Leonard Bernstein was the champion for introducing Mahler to US audiences. And for that fact alone he will always be cherished.

The recording also offers a fine performance of the Mahler Symphony No. 1, this time with the New York Philharmonic and one well known on other releases. The "Royal Edition" title given this 2 CD set bears on the cover a watercolor of Balmoral Castle by the Prince of Wales...a nice little touch though with nothing to do with the music! Grady Harp, December 05