JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77 / String Sextet n°2 Op.36 Isabelle Faust (violin) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "..nothing is taken for granted, everything has been thought through yet the whole performance sounds spontaneous and natural. An instant staff favourite here at Marbecks Classical." (Keith@marbecks) |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 7 in E minor The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Helicon Records / CD - released 20/Jan/2012 ] |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / MAHLER / BRITTEN
I Wonder as I Wander James Newby (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano) [ BIS / SACD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Baritone James Newby explores the theme of wandering in his début recital album. |
DVORAK / MAHLER / SIBELIUS
All Who Wander Jamie Barton (mezzo), Brian Zeger (piano) [ Delos / CD - released 2/Oct/2002 ] "The disc's highlight is the Sibelius, in which the mezzo pours her heart into grand, soaring accounts of some of the composer's most seductive songs." Gramophone Award Nomination 2017 - Solo Vocal |
MAHLER
Symphony No 8 Jane Eaglen, Anne Schwanewilms / Prague Philharmonic Choir / Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2001 ] "The vocal line-up is certainly the strongest we have had for some time, and the Concertgebouw's honourable tradition of Mahler performance is stoically upheld.' - Gramophone Magazine |
MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Schoenberg/Rhien) Jane Irwin (mezzo) / Peter Wedd (tenor) / Manchester Camerata / Douglas Boyd [ Avie Records / CD - released 11/Aug/2011 ] Manchester Camerata, conducted by Douglas Boyd and joined by mezzo-soprano Jane Irwin and tenor Peter Wedd, give a vivid and memorable performance of Schoenberg's chamber transcription of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 8 Janina Baechle, Lioba Braun, Michaela Kaune, Marisol Montalvo, Manuela Uhl / Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott [ Tudor SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Jun/2016 ] "the verdict is 'decent but not world-beating', with shortcomings in his soloists pulling him up well short of the best available. There is uplift and impulse in the opening movement, with brilliant details. The great peroration is impressive" Gramo |
Jarvi/Estonian Boys Choir/Goth
Mahler:symphony No. 8 [ Bis / CD ] |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 3 in D minor Jessye Norman (soprano), Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Vienna State Opera Chorus, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/1982 ] "With sound of spectacular range, Abbado's performance is sharply defined and deeply dedicated. The range of expression, the often wild mixture of elements in this work, is conveyed with extraordinary intensity, not least in the fine contributions of... |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 3 Jesus Lopez-Cobos / Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano) [ Telarc / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2009 ] Mahler originally subtitled the work "A Summer Morning's Dream." Although he subsequently discarded the program, he acknowledged that programmatic ideas had played a role in shaping this composition. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' (recorded live in 1991) Júlia Várady, Jane Eaglen, Trudeliese Schmidt, Jadwiga Rappé, Kenneth Riegel, Hans Sotin / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 22/Jun/2011 ] "...Tennstedt is overwhelming. Try topping the orchestral peroration, offstage trumpets stretching the "Veni, Creator Spiritus" motif from the interval of a fifth beyond the octave to a heaven-storming ninth." Gramophone Top Ten Mahler Symphonies |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 3 (with John Barbirolli - Elizabeth Suite) Lucretia West (alto) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Testament / 2 CD - released 24/Oct/2005 ] Recorded 1969 & 1964 |
MAHLER
Symphony No 8 (with Schoenberg-Jacob's Ladder) John Brocheler, Hanno Muller-Brachmann (Baritones) Laura Aikin, Christiane Boesiger (Sopranos) / SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden / Michael Gielen [ Hanssler / 2 CD Box Set - released 19/Apr/2008 ] |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Jonathan Nott [ Sony Classical / CD - released 22/Apr/2017 ] "played with shimmering detail by the Vienna Philharmonic...As expected, Kaufmann is glorious in the tenor songs. In those for lower voice he sings with the same, unaffected sensitivity...An interesting, one-off experiment." Financial Times *** |
DEBUSSY / MAHLER / MESSIAEN / RAVEL / STRAVINSKY
Boulez & The Cleveland Orchestra Juliane Banse (soprano) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) / Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon Conductors & Orchestras / 8 CD Box Set - released 25/Jul/2017 ] The sound throughout is exceptionally vivid, and Boulez, the orchestra and his soloists provide exemplary performances at almost every turn: heartily recommended." Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2004 [on the Debussy/Ravel] |
MAHLER
Symphonies Nos 5 & 10 (Reconstruction Rudolf Barshai) (Rec 1999, 2001) Junge Deutsche Philharmonie / Rudolf Barshai [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "The best Mahler Fifth on record is now coupled with a Tenth to treasure. Barshai's Mahler is not to be missed." (MusicWeb March 2004) |
BEETHOVEN / TCHAIKOVSKY / VERDI / MAHLER / BACH / etc
Claudio Abbado - A life dedicated to music [8 DVD set] Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser, Barbara Bonney, Andrea Rost, Alfred Brendel / Various orchestras, Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts DVD / 8 DVD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2016 ] This DVD Box will be released in honour of Claudio Abbado's 80th anniversary on June 26th. It contains an extensive collection of concert recordings and the documentary Hearing the Silence, capturing the outstanding work and repertoire of this... |
Kartauserkantorei Koln/Gurzeni
Mahler: Symphony No.2 "Resurre [ Oehms Classics / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 27/Nov/2012 ] |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder / Ruckert-Lieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Katarina Karneus (mezzo) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Susanna Malkki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2011 ] "The recorded sound is wonderful, and Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki coaxes a sound of golden warmth from her Swedish orchestra. Swedish mezzo-soprano Katarina Karnéus makes a sound as rich and glossy as a thoroughbred's coat." (The Daily Telegraph) |
STANFORD / RUBBRA / SCHUBERT / MAHLER / PARRY etc
Kathleen Ferrier Remembered Kathleen Ferrier [ Somm / 2 CD - released 16/May/2017 ] Remembering Kathleen Ferrier: A collection of German Lieder and British songs, including 19 previously unpublished tracks: 1947-1952, with Bruno Walter, Gerald Moore and Frederick Stone. Kathleen Ferrier's legacy of recordings has been well-known and... |