Mahler

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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Conifer Classics)

A beautifully performed and recorded account in which everything is done right [RMo]

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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]

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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]

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Huw Montague Rendall (baritone): Contemplation (Erato)

A debut recital that every lover of great singing should treasure [GF]

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Mahler: Symphonies Nos 1-10 (BIS)

A distinctive addition to the catalogue, with potential for growing appreciation [RWe]

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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]

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Mahler: Symphony No 5 (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) Much to admire here [TD]

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Mahler: Symphony No 6 (Berlin Classics)

(Déjà Review) One of the very best recordings of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony available [TD]

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Mahler: Symphony No 2 (Colorado MahlerFest)

This Mahler performance is well worth the attention of all devotees; the exciting coupling adds considerable value [JQ]

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Mahler: Symphony No 9 (Alpha Classics)

Full of surprises, this is a disc that will change the way you hear Mahler 9 [ST]

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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]

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Mahler: Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn (MDG)

In a crowded market this newcomer holds its own against the competition [GF]

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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]

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Beethoven: The Mahler Re-Orchestrations (Capriccio)

Beethoven’s genius emerges triumphantly – which is exactly as Mahler intended [NB]

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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]

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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]

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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Avie)

More than a curio, this Fourth has an appeal and an impact all of its own [CC]