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These recordings originally were released by Denon as part of Eliahu Inbal’s complete cycle, recorded during the mid-1980s and early 1990s. At the time the
The Mahler keeps coming. Aficionados will wonder how this newcomer differs from James Levine’s highly regarded Philadelphia recording for RCA. First, tempos: the first movements
This is almost as good as it gets. Michael Tilson Thomas and his San Francisco forces make a far stronger impression then they did in
An orchestra of all-stars does not an all-star orchestra make, evidently. This hand-picked ensemble assembled for the 2003 Lucerne Festival, liberally spiked with famous names
There’s not much worth recommending here. The Staatsorchester Kassel sounds like a thoroughly mediocre band, with thin strings and woodwinds that are often intonationally challenged.
The Third, more than any other Mahler Symphony, requires an orchestra willing to make an authentic Mahler sound. No conductor can teach an unwilling band
Rafael Kubelik never made a studio recording of Das Lied von der Erde, but even if he had I doubt it would have been better
After a terrific First Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas’ ongoing Mahler cycle with his San Francisco players really hits its stride with this latest release, one
Because these performances are relatively well known, I will limit myself to discussion of these new SACD incarnations. They are terrible. Abravanel’s Mahler recordings never
Slammin’! was the way a friend of mine described this performance of Mahler’s First Symphony, and that about sums it up. At a somewhat deeper
