Mahler

Followers of Dame Sarah Connolly will no doubt derive a lot of pleasure from this issue, but I wish she had recorded it a couple of years earlier [GF]

(Déjà Review) Anyone interested in the history of this symphony needs to have at least one version of this recording [TD]

Klemperer consolidated; his full Warner legacy in best-yet transfers [JW]

A very good central interpretation, well played and very well recorded [RWe]

A warm, lyrical approach proves surprisingly satisfying [DMD]

(Déjà Review) With a top-rate Mahler conductor in charge of a top class orchestra, this recording demands serious attention [TB]

Unspectacular but deeply satisfying [DMD]

A parcel of bleeding chunks that don’t quite add up [DMD]

A neat, modern Mahler 5 a little lacking in personality [DMD]

There’s a great deal to admire about this performance [JQ]

(Déjà Review) A Mahler 6 with contemporary resonance, superbly played and recorded, that competes with the best [TD]

An offbeat concept produces a very rewarding album [MP]

Excellent Mahler, with a unique coupling [LD]

Regarding his new recording of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony by Lee Denham

(Déjà Review) Rattle is always a compelling guide to this work [TD]

An important entry to the discographies of both Mahler and Antal Doráti [LD]

A gorgeous, imaginative Mahler 2nd plagued by bottomless sound [DP]

The Mahler songs are the apex of this issue, but there are also some rarities that are well worth a listen [GF]

Going through the motions is not enough with Mahler [DP]

Lovers of great Lieder singing should have this in their collection [RMo]

Despite its fame a misfire from all involved [DMD]

A Mahler 7 to be ranked with the finest but carrying an extra magic only “live” performance can bring [MB]

(Déjà Review) Simply indispensable [TD]

(Déjà Review) A cold journey through Mahler’s fairy tale landscapes [TD]