Mahler
Mahler: Symphony 9 (HDTT)
A memorable performance of Mahler’s Ninth, commercially released for the first time [JQ]
Mahler: Symphonies 4 & 8 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Incredible, intriguing, and worth a hearing [EML]
Mahler: Four Movements (Erato)
(Déjà Review) I can find little to praise [RMo]
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 (RCA)
Revelatory, but not without its flaws [DM]
Mahler: Symphony No 6 (London Philharmonic Orchestra)
(Déjà Review) A splendid testimony to the Tennstedt/LPO partnership at its peak [JQ]
Jewish Vienna (Onyx)
A beautiful programme, exquisitely performed, with Chen Reiss in top form [GF]
Mahler: Symphony 8 (High Definition Tape Transfers)
An epoch-making historic performance has never sounded so good [NB]
Bruckner & Mahler: Symphonies (Tahra)
(Déjà Review) These performances repay careful listening and study [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony 9 (Recursive Classics)
Superb sound and sincere, committed playing without quite the heft and sonority of the greatest Mahler orchestras [RMo]
Mahler: Complete Symphonies (RCO Live)
A limited edition set that gives a fine overview of the RCO’s distinguished Mahler tradition [JQ]
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) A Centenary Tribute (SOMM)
A valuable insight into the life and work of one of the greatest performing artists of the past century [GPJ]
Mahler: Symphony 1 (Exton)
A new studio recording of Mahler’s First Symphony that should have been great [LD]
Mahler: Symphony 3 (Pentatone)
A fine addition to Semyon Bychkov’s Mahler cycle [JQ]
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: A Centenary Tribute (SOMM Ariadne)
A fascinating set of rare live Fischer Dieskau performances and a chance to hear him reminisce [DHa]
Gary Bertini’s (almost) complete Mahler symphonies
by Ralph Moore
Mahler: Symphony No.3 (Pentatone)
All kinds of everything: Bychkov throws the kitchen sink at Mahler 3, and it works triumphantly [ST]
Elisabeth Plank (harp) Musings (Genuin)
This disc is intelligently programmed, delightfully played and in good sound [GPu]
Mahler: Symphony No 5 (Exton)
A disappointing Mahler Fifth from a great Mahler conductor [LD]
Mahler: Symphony 5 (SWR Music)
A pacier, more refined Mahler Fifth, beautifully balanced but rather too restrained in parts [RMo]
Mahler: Symphony No.3 (Farao Classics)
(Déjà Review) Mehta knows how to handle large forces, but is less successful in conveying the music’s symphonic direction and flow [TB]
Mahler: Symphony 9 (Decca)
An interesting, provocative reading of the Symphony and the performances of the songs are very good [JQ]
Bernard Haitink (conductor): Portrait Volume II (BR Klassik)
A marvellous testament to Haitink’s longstanding work with one of his great orchestral partners [ST]
Mahler: Symphony 7 (BR Klassik)
Inspirationally conducted, fantastically played and stunningly recorded, this demands the attention of all Mahler devotees [JQ]
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) Live Vol. 1 (Doremi)
A reference recording of Mahler’s First Symphony, and some rare Tennstedt repertoire [LD]
