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This recording of Erwin Stein’s strange but cute 1921 arrangement of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony for a few winds, a few strings, keyboards, and percussion scores
Only two reasons seem logical for a record company to make a second recording of an artist in a particular work: the artist’s interpretation/insight changed
There would seem only two logical reasons for a record company to make a second recording of an artist in a particular work: the artist’s
This was the finest performance of Mahler’s Third when it was first issued back in 1962, and in some ways it has never been surpassed.
Rafael Kubelik enjoyed making recordings, particularly of Mahler symphonies, which he felt benefited from the perfection achievable under studio conditions. This accounts at least in
Simon Rattle’s second go at Mahler’s Tenth is similar to his first, both in regard to the generally quick and flowing tempos and in his
A home run! Chailly takes Part One “Allegro” but surely not “impetuoso”, as Mahler instructs. Problem is, only five bars into the symphony Mahler also
Yoel Levi’s Mahler has been a mixed bag: marvelous versions of Symphonies Nos. 4 and 6, a good but not great No. 1, and a
Claudio Abbado’s new recording of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony is at once mesmerizing and frustrating. As a performance (recorded live in Berlin in September 1999), it
Benjamin Zander understands Mahler’s sound world well. He takes great pains to make sure that the hammer blows resound, the cowbells tinkle atmospherically, and the
