Mahler

A triumph, and one not to be missed [MJ]

Bronfman excels in Bartók, Nelsons indulges in Mahler [LW]

Good seats for a fine Salzburg Festival concert at a fraction of the price [WH]

Considerably better than Walter’s stereo remake, but it’s for specialists only [SV]

(Déjà Review) I am not going to recommend you buy this one [TD]

A re-issue of highly individual, grand and emphatic, even quirky, renderings of two great Mahler symphonies in excellent sound [RMo]

A fine, grand performance, beautifully engineered but slightly let down by the vocal soloists [RMo]

A memorable performance of Mahler’s Ninth, commercially released for the first time [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Incredible, intriguing, and worth a hearing [EML]

(Déjà Review) I can find little to praise [RMo]

Revelatory, but not without its flaws [DM]

(Déjà Review) A splendid testimony to the Tennstedt/LPO partnership at its peak [JQ]

A beautiful programme, exquisitely performed, with Chen Reiss in top form [GF]

An epoch-making historic performance has never sounded so good [NB]

(Déjà Review) These performances repay careful listening and study [JQ]

Superb sound and sincere, committed playing without quite the heft and sonority of the greatest Mahler orchestras [RMo]

A limited edition set that gives a fine overview of the RCO’s distinguished Mahler tradition [JQ]

A valuable insight into the life and work of one of the greatest performing artists of the past century [GPJ]

A new studio recording of Mahler’s First Symphony that should have been great [LD]

A fine addition to Semyon Bychkov’s Mahler cycle [JQ]

A fascinating set of rare live Fischer Dieskau performances and a chance to hear him reminisce [DHa]

by Ralph Moore

All kinds of everything: Bychkov throws the kitchen sink at Mahler 3, and it works triumphantly [ST]

This disc is intelligently programmed, delightfully played and in good sound [GPu]