Mahler

For all the carefully argued and exhaustively justified reasoning behind these transcriptions, I fail to see – or rather hear – the point… [RMo]

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

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

Performances of great historical and musical interest in superb transfers [PSt]

A sonic feast allows a persuasive vision of Mahler’s Third Symphony to shine forth [EJW]

(Déjà Review) Much to admire here [TD]

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

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

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

A beautifully recorded and performed ‘Resurrection’ Symphony, with a limitation in the chorus [EJW]

If you have been collecting Vänskä’s cycle, you will want this fine account of the Third [JQ]

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

A superb if sometimes controversial performance of Mahler’s First Symphony, a showcase for Minnesota Orchestra [EJW]

A collection of Stokowski’s live performances from the end of his career is inevitably something of a mixed bag [PCG]

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

In many ways this is an admirable Mahler Third [JQ]

An excellent account, superb sound, but an emotionally cool finale [RMo]

(Déjà Review) One of the finest accounts of Das Lied von der Erde ever committed to disc [JQ]

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

The singing is masterly, the playing of the orchestra excellent and the recording first class [GF]

(Déjà Review) We will never know what Mahler 10 would have  been like, but I’m sure it would not have sounded like this [TD]

An excellent, parallel recording of one of the finest Mahler performances ever committed to disc [JQ]

An unmissable bargain [JQ]

Flawlessly played, beautifully gauged and balanced and in spectacular sound, this is a lovely souvenir of the late Jansons’ prowess as a Mahler conductor [RMo]