Mahler
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Conifer Classics)
A beautifully performed and recorded account in which everything is done right [RMo]
The Berliner Philharmoniker and Seiji Ozawa (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
A great orchestra pays its tribute to a much loved conductor [PHa]
Mahler: Symphony No 8 (Sony Classical)
A fine live account which despite a few quibbles sustains interest throughout its taut execution [RMo]
Mahler: Symphony No 7 (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester)
Acclaim for Mahler in Hamburg [PH]
Huw Montague Rendall (baritone): Contemplation (Erato)
Superb, sensuous, subtle singing from a highly gifted British lyric baritone [RMo]
Schubert, Mahler and Webern: Music for Strings (Farao Classics)
For all the carefully argued and exhaustively justified reasoning behind these transcriptions, I fail to see – or rather hear – the point… [RMo]
Huw Montague Rendall (baritone): Contemplation (Erato)
A debut recital that every lover of great singing should treasure [GF]
Mahler: Symphonies Nos 1-10 (BIS)
A distinctive addition to the catalogue, with potential for growing appreciation [RWe]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor) Mahler & Strauss (The Willem Mengelberg Society)
Performances of great historical and musical interest in superb transfers [PSt]
Mahler: Symphony No 3 (BIS)
A sonic feast allows a persuasive vision of Mahler’s Third Symphony to shine forth [EJW]
Mahler: Symphony No 6 (Berlin Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the very best recordings of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony available [TD]
Mahler: Symphony No 2 (Colorado MahlerFest)
This Mahler performance is well worth the attention of all devotees; the exciting coupling adds considerable value [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony No 9 (Alpha Classics)
Full of surprises, this is a disc that will change the way you hear Mahler 9 [ST]
Mahler: Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection’ (BIS)
A beautifully recorded and performed ‘Resurrection’ Symphony, with a limitation in the chorus [EJW]
Mahler: Symphony No.3 (BIS)
If you have been collecting Vänskä’s cycle, you will want this fine account of the Third [JQ]
Mahler: Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn (MDG)
In a crowded market this newcomer holds its own against the competition [GF]
Mahler: Symphony No 1 (BIS)
A superb if sometimes controversial performance of Mahler’s First Symphony, a showcase for Minnesota Orchestra [EJW]
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) BBC Legends Recordings 1963-74 (ICA Classics)
A collection of Stokowski’s live performances from the end of his career is inevitably something of a mixed bag [PCG]
Beethoven: The Mahler Re-Orchestrations (Capriccio)
Beethoven’s genius emerges triumphantly – which is exactly as Mahler intended [NB]
Mahler: Symphony 3 (Sony Classical)
In many ways this is an admirable Mahler Third [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony No.3 (BIS)
An excellent account, superb sound, but an emotionally cool finale [RMo]
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest accounts of Das Lied von der Erde ever committed to disc [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Avie)
More than a curio, this Fourth has an appeal and an impact all of its own [CC]
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