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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Giulini - Berlin PO, Brigitte Fassbaender, Francisco Araiza, live 1984

1 CD / Testament / 2011-10-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The great conductor Carlo Maria Giulini's answer to the question of what fascinated him about making music amounted to his Credo: "Music is a great...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (02/1984)....continue...

Haydn: Symphony No. 94; Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Giulini, live 1974

2 CD / Testament / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The great conductor Carlo Maria Giulini's answer to the question of what fascinated him about making music amounted to his Credo: "Music is a great...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin....continue...

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 10 - Deryck Cooke Performing Version / Goldschmidt

3 CD / Testament / 2011-04-12

Works: Spoken Word: Mahler's 10th Symphony, narration with musical examples; Spoken introductions to the movements from Deryck Cooke's incomplete first version of Mahler's 10th; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1...
Performers: Cooke, Deryck
Conductors: Goldschmidt, Bertholt; Goldschmidt, Berthold
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

In the course of preparing the booklet for the BBC's celebrations of Mahler's centenary in 1960, Deryck Cooke felt that he needed to do more...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 2' Resurrection' / Klemperer

2 CD / Testament / 2010-09-14

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Rossel-Majdan, Hilde; Steingruber, Ilona
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto

This fascinating release from Testament features a live performance from 1951 with Otto Klemperer leading the Vienna Symphony in Mahler's 'Resurrection' symphony. Recorded in mono,...continue...
Recording information: Muskiverein, Vienna (05/18/1951)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 6 / Sir John Barbirolli, New Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Testament / 2009-10-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

By the time of this BBC Henry Wood Proms performance in August 1967, Barbirolli’s grasp of the work was complete. The result is a performance...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (08/16/1967)....continue...

Strauss: Tod und Verklärung; Mahler: Symphony no 1 / Walter, BBC SO, London PO

1 CD / Testament / 2009-02-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

In the late 1940's, the London Philharmonic attracted a very impressive list of celebrity conductors, thanks to brilliant managing by its former viola player, Thomas...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor, Kindertotenlieder / Ferrier, Boult, Klemperer, BBC SO, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2008-08-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Recorded Sound: Kathleen Ferrier Radio Interview with Eric McLean
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Sir Adrian Boult made only one commercial recording of a Mahler symphony - the First. Now Testament unveils to the public the UK premiere of...continue...

Wiener Philharmoniker - live performances / Klemperer

8 CD / Testament / 2005-11-08

Works: Recorded Sound: Ambiance; Applause; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in...
Performers: Altmann, Volker; Berger, Roland; Cubasch, Christian; Hanak, Hans; Hogner, Gunter; Holetschek, Franz; Lipp, Wilma; Mayerhofer, Karl; Ohlberger, Camillo; Pamperl, Ernst; Prinz, Alfred; Raab, Ferdinand;...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

1968, a year of political turmoil in the world, began for Klemperer with a recording and performance in London of the Dresden version of Wagners...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 2; Mozart / Klemperer, Baker, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2005-03-08

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Harper, Heather
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

Mahler's second symphony, like Beethoven's 'Eroica', has become one of Otto Klemperer's performing talismans: a constant source of inspiration, a constant success for him in...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 3 / Barbirolli, West, Berlin PO, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2004-09-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; John Barbirolli: An Elizabethan Suite, for 4 horns and strings
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

In March of 1969, Sir John Barbirolli and the Berlin PO gave performances of Mahler's Third Symphony. Michael Kennedy, biographer of both conductor and composer,...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 6 / John Barbirolli, Berlin PO

1 CD / Testament / 2004-03-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

In January 1963, Barbirolli conducted his first Mahler symphony in Berlin, the Ninth. Given that Mahler's music was seldom played in Berlin, and not liked,...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Barbirolli, Stader, Baker, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2004-01-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Stader, Maria
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

"... soloists Janet Baker and Maria Stader sing beautifully; Barbirolli does well with most of the gentler passages; the timpani solos in III are vivid...continue...