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This recording includes ‘Blumine’, the movement Mahler himself discarded early on, omitting it again in his definitive 1906 revision. “In a crowded field, this CD has an ace or two up its sleeve. First and foremost, there is its sonic excellence.” Gramophone | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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One of today’s most significant recording cycles continues with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony offering the eighth instalment in their award-winning cycle of Mahler Symphonies, the ever-popular Fifth. Mahler's Fifth Symphony is all about action. It was his breakthrough work--a "foaming, roaring, raging sea of sound," he called it, a work of "dancing stars." The famed Adagietto was inspired by Mahler's love for his young wife Alma. The project’s uncommon critical and commercial success have brought the exceptional conductor-orchestra partnership two Grammy Awards and numerous citations throughout the world. Every release has entered the Top Ten of the Billboard Classical Chart. MTT has distinguished himself as one of the world’s foremost Mahler interpreters, and through his signature performances, as one of the composer’s most compelling advocates. In 2005 his achievements were recognised by The Gramophone who named him Artist of the Year. “extraordinarily cogent performance … spectacularly well recorded … this is the recording to buy” – International Record Review | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Berg: | Vielgeliebte schöne Frau Schlummernde Nächte Ferne Lieder Grabschrift | Mahler: | Rückert-Lieder (5 songs, complete) | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 Altdeutsches Frühlingslied 'Der trübe Winter ist vorbei', Op. 86 No. 6 | Meyerbeer: | Komm! Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube Menschenfeindlich | Schoenberg: | Zwei Lieder, Op.2 Wie Georg von Frundsberg von sich selber sang, Op. 3 No. 1 Der verlorene Haufen, Op. 12 No. 2 | Zeisl: | Die Nacht bricht an Schrei | Zemlinsky: | Mit Trommeln und Pfeifen, Op. 8 No. 3 Tod in Ähren, Op. 8 No. 4 Auf braunen Sammetschuhen, Op. 22 No. 1 Abendkelch voll Sonnenlicht, Op. 22 No. 2 Volkslied, Op. 22 No. 5 Auf dem Meere meine Seele (originally Op. 22 No. 6) |
Live Recording 2005 “I have never heard him sing better...He was at the top of his game....a recital that should serve as a model.”
The New York Sun | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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"I hope that fresh programming concepts, realistic multichannel engineering, intelligent musicianship and world-class execution continue to define the formidable Ondine/Eschenbach /Philadelphia partnership." Gramophone “The Philadelphia Orchestra's first recording of Mahler's Sixth Symphony may well be the Sixth of first choice, sonically and interpretatively. In the first movement and Scherzo, Eschenbach favours clear lines and chamber-like orchestral balances from his responsive musicians... Normally I'd prefer a fast Andante moderato with more characterfully contrasted themes. Yet the beautifully modulated string section plus a steadily flowing basic tempo helps Eschenbach justify his 17'23" timing (in the Karajan and Tennstedt ballpark). Inspiration climbs several notches for Eschenbach's assiduously integrated yet flexible Finale, and just about matches Bernstein's terrifying dynamism measure for measure.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2006 | | | (also available to download from $20.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Barbara Holzl (mezzosoprano) Wurttemberg Philharmonic, Adriano Martinolli D’Arcy | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Jascha Horenstein
“The reputation of Jascha Horenstein has never been higher…The generous coupling in this set is Nielsen’s Fifth Symphony, a work Horenstein had the highest regard for…a life-affirming lyrical middle section…the end brings real release and optimism and a shout of joy..it has as much tingle as you would wish to have in this modern masterpiece… This is a major release from BBC Legends…You will be involved, you will be moved, you will be unnerved, you will not be disappointed” MusicWeb International | |
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| |  | Great Composers - Mahlerfrom the BBC TV series
Mahler was scarcely recognised as a great composer until the middle of the 1960s, when his music started to make a massive impact. In 1991, thirty recordings of his symphonies were released in one month. This film explores Mahler’s life: his childhood, surrounded by tragedy and abuse; his driven adulthood, torn between life as a composer and conductor, and his passionate and pained love-life. This programme examines his music, the supreme expression of philosophical enquiry in music, embracing religion, hihilism, humanism, the revolutionary and the mundane. Reconstructions, archive footage, radio interviews, artefacts, private scores, letters, contracts and sculptures are used, along with interviews with many prominent artists and writers. The documentary is set in Vienna, Budapest, Hamburg and the Czech Republic | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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New Japan Philharmonic, Christian Arming live recording | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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