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Is it the First Symphony, 'Titan'? The Second, 'Resurrection'? The childlike Fourth? Which is the best Mahler symphony?
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Rafael Kubelík. (DG) This distinguished coupling has already been available at bargain price so its appearance in The Originals livery comes as something of a surprise.
- Adriana Kucerova (soprano), Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano); London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir / Vladimir Jurowski.
- Lipton; Choir of the Transfiguration; NYPO / Leonard Bernstein. ''This is the first time I have ever heard Bernstein conduct Mahler, and I certainly hope that it will not be the last.''
- Persson; Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer. What no one will deny is the amazing unanimity and precision of the playing here and the superlative quality of the sound engineering.
Jan 3, 2018 · GRAMOPHONE Review: Mahler Symphony No. 4 – London Philharmonic Orchestra/Jurowski 12/09/2019 GRAMOPHONE Review: Mahler Symphony No. 8 – Soloists, Choirs, Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra/Fischer 01/01/2020 GRAMOPHONE Review: Dvořák Legends, Czech Suite – WDR Sinfonieorchester/Mascelaru 06/01/2023
Oct 18, 2007 · Mahler’s second symphony requires immense attention to detail to be successfully performed. This is brilliantly observed in one of my favourite classical recordings of all time, which remains a big hit with classical music critics: Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’, Simon Rattle (conductor), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano) and Arleen Augér ...
- Symphony No.4 (1899-1900) Around the turn of the century, Mahler had become famous for the huge sound and scale of his symphonic works. His Fourth Symphony set a different sort of course.
- Symphony No.5 (1901-1902) Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is undoubtedly his most famous work, thanks to its serene fourth movement, the ‘Adagietto’, written as a love letter to his beloved wife Alma.
- Symphony No.6 (1903-1904) This ferocious work, nicknamed the ‘Tragic’ but composed during a relatively contented time of the composer’s life, features large woodwind and brass sections.
- Symphony No.9 (1908-1909) Mahler’s ninth and final symphony is one of the most heart-breaking pieces of music ever written. A superstitious man, Mahler believed firmly in the so-called ‘curse of the ninth’, which had already ‘killed’ Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner.
Jul 7, 2024 · Discover our selection of the best Mahler works including Symphony No. 2 (‘Resurrection’) and Symphony No. 8 (‘Symphony Of A Thousand’).
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Jul 26, 2023 · Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 contemplates life and death on a cosmic scale, culminating in an ecstatic hymn of resurrection. To create a moment in music that is widely and colloquially—casually, even—referred to as “the death shriek,” is no small feat, and yet this symphony is ultimately defined by its climactic reassurances and uplift into spiritual glory.
