Mahler - what are your favorites?

[tima]

Originally Posted by custodian

I found Klemperer frustrating in that the majority of his conducting was at a slow tempo. Sometimes you felt the slowness let inner beauty shine through but often it was just slow.

Snort...

Dammit man, when I say allegro con fuoco I mean con fuoco!

[BeerCan]

So I am pretty new to this genre of music but I am really liking Mahler No. 5
I am listening to this one


But I am looking for recommendations for other recordings of this. Thanks

[Capcom]

Originally Posted by BeerCan

But I am looking for recommendations for other recordings of this. Thanks

I really like this recording by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by a young James Levine on RCA Lp from 1978...but is available on CD

[BeerCan]

Thanks Capcom, I will seek that out.

[audiot servant]

Here is Ivan Fischer sharing his thoughts on Mahler 9... it's definitely worth the watch.

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Might just take the plunge and add Fischer's Mahler 9 but already have the Bruno Walter, Michael Tilson Thomas and Sir John Barbirolli. How much is too much Mahler? Just wondering if anyone has heard this yet?

There is Fischer's lovely earlier readings of Mahler and then there is the Channel Classics sound... so can I convince myself to go one more on Mahler?

[AudioNut]

Originally Posted by audiot servant

Might just take the plunge and add Fischer's Mahler 9 but already have the Bruno Walter, Michael Tilson Thomas and Sir John Barbirolli. How much is too much Mahler? Just wondering if anyone has heard this yet?

There is Fischer's lovely earlier readings of Mahler and then there is the Channel Classics sound... so can I convince myself to go one more on Mahler?

All I can say is that if Channel Classics, Fischer, and the Budapest, do half so well here, as they have on their previous Mahler issues, this 9th is sure to be a winner, and I'm ordering it tonight

And I loved the YouTube . . . Thanks!

[tima]

Originally Posted by audiot servant

... How much is too much Mahler? ...

Oh you and those silly rhetorical questions. :-O

"So masterfully composed I don't feel anything needs improvement." Wonderful to listen to Fischer talking about Mahler's 9th, the motifs, the tonality - I love this stuff. Graham - thanks so much for posting the video!

[audiot servant]

Tim I kinda figured that was the going to be the right answer. So yes I think I can see another Mahler 9 looming but I'll definitely be waiting on your early review thanks Julian.

That notion of a musical heartbeat and the dimming light is just so beautifully poignant.

Fischer is so warm and inspiring in that video and he shines such light on Mahler and the 9th.

[tima]

Mahler by the world's greatest conductors - a Gramophone article where the interviewer visits 11 of "the worlds leading conductors" to talk about Mahler. Each conductor discusses one symphony, plus Das Lied.... Suggestions are then made for recordings of each - based on Gramophone reviews.

I don't know if Gramophone is in the habit of not dating their output - this article is not dated so a context is unclear. It may be circa 2010-2011 based on the intro note.

[bart]

Originally Posted by audiot servant

Here is Ivan Fischer sharing his thoughts on Mahler 9... it's definitely worth the watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJnp...eid=7a9784811e

Might just take the plunge and add Fischer's Mahler 9 but already have the Bruno Walter, Michael Tilson Thomas and Sir John Barbirolli. How much is too much Mahler? Just wondering if anyone has heard this yet?

There is Fischer's lovely earlier readings of Mahler and then there is the Channel Classics sound... so can I convince myself to go one more on Mahler?

Just saw this, had missed it in May.
Wonderful video, and shows Iván Fischer like he is: a humble and most kind man, but oh so intelligent.
Makes me want to listen to that symphony which is exactly what I'm going to do now.
Thank you Graham!