Mahler: The Complete Symphonies
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Performer: Anna ReynoldsPerformer: Gwenyth Annear
Performer: Norma Procter
Performer: Vladimir Ruzdjak
Performer: Donald McIntyre
Performer: Gustav Mahler
Performer: Leonard Bernstein
Performer: James Chambers
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-01-30
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Adagio
- Adagio
- Adagio
- Adagio
- Adagio
- Adagio
- Part 1
- Part 1
- Part 1
- Part 1
- Part 1
- Part 1
- Part 1
- Part 1
- No. 1, "Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn"
- No. 2, "Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen"
- No. 3, "Wenn dein Mutterlein tritt zur Tur herein"
- No. 4, "Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!"
- No. 5, "In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus"
- Part One, Movement I: Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt
- Movement II: St?rmisch bewegt. Mit gr??ter Vehemenz
- Part Two, Movement III: Scherzo. Kr?ftig, nicht zu schnell
- Part Three, Movement IV: Adagietto. Sehr langsam
- Movement V: Rondo - Finale. Allegro
- Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Scherzo
- Scherzo
- Andante moderato
- Finale. Allegro moderato
- No. 1, "Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn"
- No. 2, "Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen"
- No. 3, "Wenn dein Mutterlein tritt zur Tur herein"
- No. 4, "Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!"
- No. 5, "In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus"
Music reviews of Mahler: The Complete Symphonies
Music Review: Bernstein's Mahler
Rating: 4 Stars
This is an excellent set of Mahler's symphonies, the Kindertotenlieder, three Ruckertlieder, and the adagio of the tenth. But these are not the only Mahler symphonies conducted by Bernstein, and Bernstein is not the best. but if you want to get all of them at once, this is the way to do it. I think Bruno Walter or Herbert von Karajan might be better, and there is a new set that David Zinman is working on right now.
I have other recordings of the first, second, fifth, sixth, and eighth. So of these I can give more educated criticisms.
The first is impressive, and I like it more than Zinman's. I can hear more in Bernstein's than in Zinman's.
In the second, the singing starts off sounding like a rubber band. I know this is an odd comparison, but I can't think of anything else. I remember being more impressed by Zubin Mehta's and Bruno Walter's recordings than this one; although Walter's chorus isn't great either, it is due more to the recording than the chorus.
The fourth movement of the sixth is more effective than the fourth of Karajan's, but I like Karajan's first three movements better than Bernstein's.
I prefer Solti's eighth much more than Bernstein's, the chorus is much louder and more awake sounding in Solti's.
The ninth is probably Mahler's greatest symphony, but by no means my favorite. The first movement is beautiful, the second is lively, the third demonic, and the fourth peaceful. I think this is just the effect it is supposed to have.
If you already have individual symphonies, I would not recommend getting this set, but if you have little or nothing by Mahler, then this is a good investment. One irritating thing is that most of the symphonies are seperated into many different tracks (28 for the ninth). This is alright if you are listening straight through or if you know when a movement starts or stops, but if you are new, it might be annoying.
Description of Mahler: The Complete Symphonies
For many of us, Leonard Bernstein's first Mahler cycle for CBS (compiled here, remastered and cheaper than ever) has stood the test of time since it initially came out on LP in the late 1960s. Upon completing this traversal of nine symphonies (and the "Adagio" movement from the unfinished 10th), Lenny and the New York Philharmonic achieved something no one else had and proved that Mahler was, simply put, worth recording in the first place. It's still a marvelous set of recordings that belongs in every record collection.Using the same budgeted design as on their (surprisingly pricey) Original Jacket series of box sets, Sony has unleashed a true bargain here: 12 CDs that average a little over five bucks a pop. Lenny's second cycle for Deutsche Grammophon may boast greater sonics, plenty of wonderful moments, and the complete song cycles, but it costs more than twice as much. Here, we get a younger Lenny, sounding fresh and expressive and delivering still-unparalleled interpretations of the First, Third, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth, and pretty great performances of the rest. The intensity on these discs is infectious and the price can't be beat. A must-have. --Jason Verlinde
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