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Mahler’s “Resurrection” always has been the ultimate audiophile symphony, something recording producers have recognized since the dawn of hi-fi stereo, starting with Bruno Walter’s 1958
Michael Tilson Thomas’ previous Mahler Third for Sony revealed no particular affinity for this music beyond adequate playing. This newcomer improves in the playing department:
Michael Gielen’s Mahler on the Hänssler label is shaping up to be one of the more trenchant cycles available in today’s overcrowded market. As with
Multichannel sound adds nothing to this unremarkable performance (for Victor Carr Jr’s original review, enter Q2959 in the search box), save for perhaps a degree
Multichannel listening opens up the sound of this recording quite nicely: there’s more front-to-back definition of instrumental choirs, and quiet passages have an extra measure
Seiji Ozawa’s Mahler offers consistently fine playing and much better interpretations than he’s been given credit for. Perhaps this inexpensive reissue will encourage more listeners
A set easily dispensed with: Sinopoli delivers fine performances of Symphonies 2, 3, and 5, and an exceptionally good Das Lied von der Erde (with
After slogging through Claudio Abbado’s dismal, wretchedly recorded (live) approximation of Mahler’s Third Symphony on Deutsche Grammophon, it’s a pleasure to welcome this fresh, characterful,
As male-voiced versions of these Mahler songs go, this recording stands among the better ones. Andreas Schmidt’s rich-textured baritone has a solid center that rings
The Kiev Camerata offers a fulsome rendition of Schoenberg’s Verklate Nacht in its “first” string orchestra version. This spare arrangement plays up the music’s sinewy
