ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Verklarte Nacht (with Schubert 'Death & the Maiden' arr Mahler) Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Iona Brown [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
Bruno Walter
Mahler:das Lied Von Der Erde [ Dutton / CD ] |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan' Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] "Fischer's orchestra always trusts his elasticity, and that's apparent from the very start: every little detail of the natural panorama is freely inflected...A vivid interpretation which deserves a place of honour" BBC Music |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major Budapest Festival Orchestra / Ivan Fischer (conductor) [ Channel Classics SACD / SACD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Gramophone Award Finalist 2009: Orchestral -- "Fischer and his brilliant Budapest band give us Mahler with the personal touch. Another spectacular release in a Mahler discography that is shaping up to be as exciting as any since Bernstein's."... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] "Collectors of the Fischer cycle will want his distinctive view of every piece. This could be the most controversial of the lot." (Gramophone) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Budapest Festival Orchestra / Ivan Fischer (conductor) [ Channel Classics SACD / SACD - released 30/Nov/2005 ] "In sum, this is a rendition surprisingly easy on the ear, but one that achieves this quality without making too many expressive compromises along the way. It also fits neatly onto a single disc." (ClassicsToday 9/10) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Jun/2019 ] "It's one of those performances that makes one think of the piece differently, and that in itself is cause for celebration and reassessment." Gramophone Recording Of The Month April 2019 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 BLU-RAY Camilla Tilling (soprano), Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (HR-Sinfonieorchester), Paavo Järvi [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Feb/2017 ] "the First Symphony...is wholly successful in its balance of detail and flow, and the Second includes a lovely 'Urlicht' from Finnish mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi." BBC Music |
MAHLER
Symphony No 4 (with bonus disc) Camilla Tilling (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra. Benjamin Zander [ Telarc Records / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2001 ] Benjamin Zander continues his series of Mahler symphonies |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (recorded in 1983) Carolyn Watkinson / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 16/Sep/2016 ] "First-rate video and a rich representation of the warm acoustics of the Concertgebouw." ClassicalCDReview |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Symphonies 3 & 4 (re-orchestrated by Mahler) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato [ BIS / CD ] "This disc is recommended for Schumann lovers who want to learn more about the intricate textures of these symphonies." UPI News |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' Charlotte Margiono, Jard van Nes / Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden, Sinfoniechor Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden/ Bernard Haitink [ Hanssler Profil / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2008 ] "the strings have a warmly cosseting quality, the winds are mellifluous, the brass powerful but cleanly focused...The voices are well balanced and Haitink's willingness to let the music breathe while never allowing it to sag benefits Mahler's... |
MAHLER
Symphony No 5 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 20/Jul/2014 ] A classic account of Mahler's 5th always highly regarded by the critics. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 6 in A minor Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ CSO Resound / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] "Mahler's massive Symphony No. 6 is played by Haitink and the CSO with a transparency, even a delicacy, that seems to stop time." -Chicago Sun-Times |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 1 (recorded in 2008) Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ CSO Resound SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "Haitink and the CSO demonstrated confidence, vigour and ease…and brought the capacity crowd to its feet for a five-minute series of ovations." Chicago Sun-Times |
MAHLER
Mahler - Symphony No 9 (coupled with Schubert's 8th Symphony) Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini [ DG The Originals / 2 CD - released 18/Mar/2000 ] "It is noble, Dantesque reading, recorded with great strength and purity of sound. A recording I should want for the Adagio alone." Gramophone Magazine. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 5 Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Entree / CD - released 24/Mar/2003 ] Lasting over an hour and a quarter, this massive five-movement work, composed in 1902, begins unusually with a funeral march and contains the heart-achingly beautiful Adagietto made famous in the film Death in Venice. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Masters / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "The playing of the Chicago Symphony is exceptionally refined, free of all inadvertent exaggeration and histrionic display. Aided by a clean acoustic and poised, clearly projected solo playing in the orchestra" (Gramophone) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2007 ] 'The Chicago players give Solti everything he asks for in sonority, power, and rhythmic attack...as an interpreter of this symphony Solti has lost little of his old flair and insight.' Gramophone October 1984 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich / Philharmonia & New Philharmonia, Otto Klemperer [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 22/Aug/2015 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "....not likely to be outshone for a long time" (Gramophone) |