Mahler: Kindertotenlieder [MONTEUX EDITION Vol. 3]

On this CD:

1. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Pierre Monteux

2. Hyperions Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) for chorus and orchestra, Op. 54
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Pierre Monteux

3. Kindertotenlieder, cycle of 5 songs for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by San Francisco Symphony Orchestra with Marian Anderson
Conducted by Pierre Monteux

Tracks:

Sym No.2, Op.73 in D: Allegro Non Troppo - Pierre Monteux/San Francisco Sym
Sym No.2, Op.73 in D: Adagio Non Troppo - Pierre Monteux/San Francisco Sym
Sym No.2, Op.73 in D: Allegro Grazioso - Pierre Monteux/San Francisco Sym
Sym No.2, Op.73 in D: Allegro Con Spirito - Pierre Monteux/San Francisco Sym
Song Of Destiny, Op.54: Langsam Und Sehnsuchtvoll - Stamford University Chor
Song Of Destiny, Op.54: Allegro - Stamford University Chor
Song Of Destiny, Op.54: Adagio - Stamford University Chor
Songs On The Death Of Children: Nun Will Die Sonn' So Hell Aufgeh'n! - Marian Anderson
Songs On The Death Of Children: Nun Seh' ich Wohl, Warum So Dunkle - Marian Anderson
Songs On The Death Of Children: Wenn Dein Mutterlein - Marian Anderson
Songs On The Death Of Children: Oft Denk' ich, Sie Sind Nur Ausgegangen - Marian Anderson
Songs On The Death Of Children: In Diesem Wetter! - Marian Anderson

Customer Reviews:

Monteux Edition Reappears!.......2003-12-18

Amazon must have cleaned out their storage closets recently because dozens of previously out-of-print classical CDs have been popping up all over the place as new and available. Take this classic volume from BMG's "Pierre Monteux Edition." This 15 volume series has been out of print for several years now, and some of the titles are becoming increasingly hard to find. A few weeks ago I was delighted to find this CD, Volume 3 featuring Brahms' 2nd Symphony and Song of Destiny (sung in English with the Stanford University Chorus), and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder (with Marian Anderson), as it was one of the titles I still needed from the original series. The performances (from 1945, '49 & '50 respectively) are recorded in good mono with the San Francisco Symphony, but my reason for withholding a fifth star is they just don't sound as good as Monteux's legendary stereo accounts with Boston -- like the Tchaikovsky Symphonies on Volume 14. However, if you are a Monteux devotee and you missed this disc the first time around like I did, snap it up before it vanishes again!

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