Mehta’s Heldenleben

Zubin Mehta launches Ein Heldenleben with plenty of gusto, but without the tremendous sweep and projection of Fritz Reiner’s enduringly classic Chicago version on RCA

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IVES 1&2

This generous coupling presents Charles Ives’ rarely recorded Symphony No. 1 played with much bravura by Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta clearly

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Mehta’s Alpine

Zubin Mehta’s 1976 Alpine Symphony is one of the classic renditions of this much maligned work. This is a big-hearted, no-holds-barred reading that leaps from

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Mehta Dvorak 7/Eloquence C

Zubin Mehta’s Dvorak Seventh features some outstanding playing from the Israel Philharmonic, especially the horns, and is recorded with remarkable richness and depth. His interpretation

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