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I have only purchased the Mahler 1st thus far, but I consider it the to be sonically the finest recording I have ever heard. MTT is comparible to other interpreters which I have owned, including Walter and Solti.
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Just an aside, but...
Ya gotta go for the complete Bernstein too!
Indispensable!!!
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there are a few thinqs to say... them are just great
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I have them all. The sound quality is spectacular. The performances vary. They seem almost too smooth, glossing over some of the finer points in Mahler's scores that give the works their primal intensity.
I have all the recent Boulez CD releases as well and enjoy them just as much. The detail in these recordings is just remarkable.
The original Bernstein, NYPO recordings were my introduction to Mahler back in the early 70s. The orchestra wasn't great, but Bernstein put so much (some say too much) of his own emotion into the performances that they would leave one totally drained at the end.
I say get 'em, and the Chailly, and the Zander, and the ...
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Wow, I had forgotten this thread even existed. I only have Zander's recording of the 5th and haven't listened to it in a while. I will very soon and get back. The Boulez performances are a bit sterile, but that may be because we have become accustomed to conductors adding to a score that already tells them everything they need to know about performing it. After all Mahler was first and foremost a conductor. He hated seeing works butchered by conductors who took too many liberties. But he also rescored all the Beethoven symphonies so go figure.
Paul, thanks for resurrecting this thread. Anytime Mahler can be thoughtfully discussed it's always worth the time and effort. I'll try to post my favorites next time (out of the recordings I own).
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Listened to both the Chailly and Nagano Eights on Thursday. You have to know that I can't do this without interruptions and other distractions. That would be three hours of pure pleasure of which I have been denied for lo these many years. I still prefer the Nagano. Maybe its the wonderful SACD recording over the DVD-A of Chailly, but I doubt it. They are both superb performances, really. Nagano just felt more "comfortable", if I may use that expression. I've listened to my Solti/Chicago LP many, many times. The performance is impressive in its intensity, but ultimately uninvolving and, to me, lacking soul.
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I'd like to recommend this site/list to anyone who fancies themself as a Mahler afficionado/addict/fanatic. I subscribed for years and probably will again soon. There is more information here than one can absorb. What's lacking is any analysis of Mahler's music from a compositional standpoint. It's all about the performances/recordings. Everyone concedes that his music is great, but nobody talks about how he did it.
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I have most of them and they have been unformly excellent. Pure DSD recording chain. I especially like the Mahler 6.
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The Zanders are good also but I prefer the SFS performances.
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Here is some more Mahler for you on SACD:
http://www.highfidelityreview.com/ne...umber=12444481
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So the 8th is still out in limbo, but Klagende Lied got rereleased as an SACD. I didn't buy it because I already had the CD and Boulez' LP. I know some of you old timers are out there 'cuz I checked. Any new Mahler recordings flippin' your lids these days?
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No new SACDs of Mahler on my part since the Fischer 2nd. I have acquired two complete Berstein recordings of the symphonies though - the early Columbia and the later DG. Fascinating hearing how his interpretations changed over the years.
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Greg by all means--please do tell if you find a perf in either of those cycles that you feel as ebulliently about as you do the Fischer 2. I've been wondering about both of those cycles for years: Dabble? Get one in its entirety? In addition to or in lieu of high rez recordings? Inquiring minds want to know!  |
Well, I found these sets at an estate sale. Bernstein's early 2, 3, 4, and 5 were what got me started back in what, 1972? I've had his late 5th for years and enjoy it very much, but not as much as the Mehta/Teldec (can't find it right now). And I'm very partial to the most recent Boulez recordings, clinical as they may be (he plays what's written, no more, no less). Whether they are SACD or not is really immaterial to me. I'm just looking for immersive, spell-binding performances that take me to the emotional brink.
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Btw, are you familiar with these perfs on DVD-V? Amazon.com: Mahler - Symphonies 1, 2, 3 / Leonard Bernstein, Sheila Armstrong, Janet Baker, Christa Ludwig, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra: Christa Ludwig, Vienna Opera Philharmonica, Sheila Armstrong: Movies & TVAmazon.com: Mahler - Symphonies 4, 5, 6 / Leonard Bernstein, Edith Mathis, Wiener Philharmoniker: Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Opera Philharmonica, Edith Mathis: Movies & TVAmazon.com: Mahler - Symphonies 7, 8 / Leonard Bernstein, Edda Moser, Judith Blegen, Gerti Zeumer, Ingrid Mayr, Agnes Baltsa, Kenneth Riegel, Hermann Prey, Jose van Dam, Wiener Philharmoniker: Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Opera Philharmonica, Jose van DAmazon.com: Mahler - Symphonies 9 and 10, Das Lied von der Erde / Leonard Bernstein, Christa Ludwig, Rene Kollo, Wiener Philharmoniker, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Opera Philharmonica, Christa Ludwig: Movies & TV
They're DG DVDs-Vs. Are these "just" video recordings done at the same time as the DG audio recordings of the entire cycle you just bought? |
Not familiar with them at all, sorry to say. I would imagine that they were done in concert near the time (like within a week or so) the CDs were done. When orchestras make recordings they like for it to be very near the time when they performed it live so it's fresh in their minds.
However, I do have these two DVDs that are so fine:
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