Mahler, Gustav

Schumann: Kerner Lieder, Op. 35; Songs by Wolf, Korngold & Mahler / Roderick Williams, baritone; Helmut Deutsch, piano (live, Wigmore Hall, 2/25/11)

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-09-25

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I; Italienisches Liederbuch II; Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten hüllen, song for voice & piano (Italienisches Liederbuch); Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blum...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

Described by Opera magazine as 'Britain's best baritone', London- born Roderick Williams and leading pianist Helmut Deutsch perform an atmospheric Liederabend, featuring some of the...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (02/25/2011)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 / Simone Young, Hamburg PO

2 CD / Oehms / 2012-09-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Young, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic

The Essen Philharmonic premiered Mahler's Sixth Symphony on May 27, 1906. The composer conducted the performance himself. He only led it two subsequent times: in...continue...
Recording information: Laeiszhalle, Hamburg (04/22/2007-04/23/2007)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No.1 "Titan" / Ivan Fischer

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-09-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Performers: Budapest Festival Orchestra; Fischer, Ivan [Conductor]
Conductors: Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

Written when the composer was only in his late twenties, Mahler's first symphony is a study in optimism. 'In full sail' (his original title for...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" / Simon Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Symphony Hall, Birmingham (06/2004)....continue...

The Legacy of Mahler: songs by Mahler, Berg, Schonberg, Shostakovich Britten / Virpi Raisanen, mezzo-soprano; Marita Viitaalo, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-08-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Phantasie aus Don Juan, for voice & piano (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, no 5); Alban Berg:...
Performers: Raisanen, Virpi; Viitasalo, Marita

Ondine is pleased to announce the debut release of charismatic mezzo -soprano Virpi Räisänen. Following her recent career change from a successful violinist to a...continue...
Recording information: Järvenpää Hall, Finland (10/31/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/01/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/03/2011)....continue...

Gustav Mahler: Symphonie no 1 / Markus Stenz

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2012-08-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Gurzenich Orchestra Koln

Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (07/03/2011-07/05/2011)....continue...

Bruno Walter Early New York Recordings - Mahler: Symphonies nos 1 & 2 / Nadine Conner, Mona Paulee (rec. 1942)

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-08-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Recorded Sound: Applause; Silence
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Westminster Choir

The Philharmonic-Symphony of 1942 was going through a bit of a rough patch at the height of WWII, with numerous players called up for military...continue...
Recording information: Carnegie Hall (01/25/1942/10/25/1942)....continue...

In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Melodies by Faure, Mozart, Franck, Bruckner, Mahler et al. / various British choirs

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Vesperae solennes de confessore; Requiem; Mass in C minor, KV 427; César Franck: Pani...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Farcas, Valentina; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kirkby, Emma; Ramselaar, Bas; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Leusink, Pieter Jan; Robinson, Christopher; Brown, Timothy; Matt, Nicol; Cleobury, Stephen; Inbal, Eliahu; Brown, Mark; Camerata Academica Wurzbu; Marinov, Ivan; Savchuk, Yevhen; Dixon, Alistair
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Cambridge Ensemble; Camerata Academica Wurzbu

This sublime compilation will take listeners on a journey through some of the most profound classical music ever written, demonstrating the wealth of inspiration that...continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Mahler: Ruckert-Lieder; Brahms: Zwei Gesange, Op. 91; Schubert, Sibelius / Julia Morgan, mezzo-soprano, Amanda Johnston, piano; Jody Davenport, viola

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Songs (6), Op. 50; Johannes Brahms: Songs (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; Franz Schubert: Abendstern, D 806; Nachtviolen, D 752; Auf der Donau, D 553/Op. 21 no 1; Gustav Mahler:...
Performers: Davenport, Joy; Johnston, Amanda; Morgan, Julia

Canadian mezzo-soprano Julia Morgan has a burgeoning career in opera and recital. She was selected to study with Dame Anne Evans at the Britten-Pears Young...continue...
Recording information: Humbercrest United Church in Toronto, Canada (12/28/2009/12/29/2009)....continue...

Mahler: Symphonie No. 5 / Yakov Kreizberg, Monte Carlo PO

1 CD / OPMC Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

The Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1856 and gave its first concert on December 14, 1856, with an ensemble of 15 musicians, at...continue...
Recording information: l'Auditorium Rainier 3, Monaco (09/27/2010-09/28/2010)....continue...

Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

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The Mahler Album / Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Winterlied, song for tenor & piano (no 2 of 3 Songs); Im Lenz, song for tenor & piano (no 1 of 3 Songs); Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Phantasie aus D...
Performers: Holzmair, Wolfgang; Ryan, Russell

This is the new Mahler lieder album of Austrian baritone Holzmair. His voice teacher Hilde Rössel-Majdan was herself a fine interpreter of Mahler songs. She...continue...
Recording information: Tonal Audiophile Productions, Wien (01/06/2011-01/08/2011)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Bernard Haitink

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-07-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bernard Haitank is a regular guest on the podium of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. In December 2011, the conductor from the Netherlands led the...continue...
Recording information: München, Philharmonie im Gasteig (12/15/2011-12/16/2011)....continue...

The Unforgettable - Arias and Songs / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1976 - 1983) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sc...
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Voorberg, Marinus
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lucia Popp (1939-1993) richly endowed the world of music during her short life. Her artistry and personality are apparent in a multitude of recordings, many...continue...
Recording information: 1976-1983....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Wagner: Faust Overture / Bruno Walter

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-07-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Faust Overture; Siegfried Idyll; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Recorded Sound: Applause
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

This recording is the complete concert of April 8, 1939 with Bruno Walter conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Digitally restored in 2010, this is the...continue...
Recording information: 04/08/1939....continue...

In Memoriam Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953) - Mahler, Bach, Handel, Gluck et al. / Kathleen Ferrier, soprano

1 CD / Tahra / 2012-07-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Johann Sebastian Bach: Passion selon Saint Mattheiu; George Frederick Handel: Semele; Atalanta; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice; Spoken Word...
Performers: Favaretto, Giorgio
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von

Why does Kathleen Ferrier, whose career lasted barely a dozen years, remain fixed in the public memory? Her voice, completely devoid of artifice, always expressed...continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Symphony No. 4; Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" / Fritz Reiner, Chicago SO

2 CD / Widescreen / 2012-07-05

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Das Lied von der Erde; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Les Nuits d'été

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder (5)
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel

When Marie-Nicole Lemieux won the Queen Elisabeth Singing Competition in 1998, nobody knew she would become the contralto of her generation, and nobody knew that...continue...
Recording information: Studio Tibor Varga, Sion, Switzerland (08/19/2000-08/23/2000)....continue...

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: HD DVD, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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Best of Accentus - Choral works by Faure, Haydn, Brahms, Dusapin

5 CD / Naïve / 2012-06-26

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, s&...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Chiama, Jean-Francois; Costes, Pascale; Degout, Stephane; Engerer, Brigitte; Henry, Christophe; Hery, Luc; Isshiki, Kaoli; Lombard, Jean-Francois; Piau, Sa...
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Ars Nova Ensemble (Copenhagen)

Under its conductor, Laurence Equilbey, who founded accentus in 1991, the choir is committed to promoting the vocal arts as widely as possible, with more...continue...

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Jeannette Wernecke, soprano; Gabriel Feltz

1 CD / Dreyer-Gaido / 2012-06-26

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Wernecke, Jeannette [Soprano (Vocal)]
Conductors: Feltz, Gabriel
Ensemble: Stuttgartt Philharmonic

Dreyer Gaido, based in Münster and founded in 2001 by Michael Dreyer and Hugo Germán Gaido, has acquired an outstanding reputation in the classic scene...continue...
Recording information: Beethovensaal, Stuttgarter Liederhalle (01/25/2011)....continue...

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Songs of a Wayfarer; Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque / Sara Mingardo, contralto

1 CD / FRA Musica / 2012-06-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Ferruccio Busoni: Berceuse élégiaqu...
Performers: Di Rocco, Silvio [Viola]; Laneri, Olaf [Piano]; Piovano, Luigi; Raimondi, Grazia
Conductors: Piovano, Luigi
Ensemble: ; Musici Aurei

Although much of the repertoire on this disc was originally conceived for large orchestra, the chamber versions offered here shed new light on familiar territory....continue...
Recording information: Teatro Fedele Fenaroli di Lanciano, Italy (07/2011)....continue...

Haydn: Nelson Mass; Mahler: Kindertotenlieder / Lucia Popp, Ilse Gramatzki, Maureen Forrester, Misha Raitzin, Takao Okamora

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-06-12

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Performers: Okamura, Takao; Popp, Lucia; Raitzin, Misha
Conductors: Kertész, István
Ensemble: ; Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir

These historic live recordings from the archives of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra feature conductor Istvan Kertesz leading performances of Haydn's majestic Nelson Mass and Mahler's...continue...
Recording information: Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv....continue...

Lieder by Mahler & Wolf / Yuko Kamahora, soprano; Rudolf Jansen, piano

1 CD / Point Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Der Tambour; Mörike Lieder; Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Der Gärtner; Mögen alle bösen Zungen (no 13 of Spanischen Liederbuch); Schmerzliche Wo...
Performers: Jansen, Rudolf [Piano]; Kamahora, Yuko

As one of Japan's leading sopranos, Yuko Kamahora is active both on the operatic stage and in the concert hall. Besides opera, Kamahora is a...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Leonard Bernstein - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

2 CD / Hyperion / 2012-06-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

This rare gem from the archives of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra features a live recording with the great conductor Leonard Bernstein. Mahler was one of...continue...
Recording information: Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv, Israel (08/25/1985)....continue...

Banalités - Songs by Poulenc, Ravel, Haydn, Wolf, Lord Berners, Copland, Rossini et al. / Thomas Blondelle, tenor; Danild Blumenthal, piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-06-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Banalités; Maurice Ravel: Sur l'herbe; Erik Satie: Mélodies (3) of 1916, for voice & piano; Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 11 "Miscellan&eacu...
Performers: Blondelle, Thomas; Blumenthal, Daniel

Thomas Blondelle, who finished second in the prestigious Concours Reine Elisabeth 2011, was chosen by the competition's partner BNP Paribas Fortis to record a song...continue...
Recording information: Flagey, Studio 4, Brussels (08/25/2011-08/28/2011)....continue...

The Very Best of Kathleen Ferrier: Centenary Collection - Lieder and Folksongs

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-06-05

Works: Spoken Word: Interview with Kathleen Ferrier; English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Ca' the yowes; Benjamin Britten: Come you no...
Performers: Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis; Stone, Frederick
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Neel, Boyd; Walter, Bruno

Mahler: Symphony No. 4; Mozart: Symphony No. 35 / Klaus Tennstedt, Boston Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"
Performers: Bryn-Julso, Phyllis
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This DVD is only the third filmed performance featuring Tennstedt with the BSO to be made available to the public and represents some of the...continue...
Run Time: 77 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Great Czech Conductors: Karel Sejna - Mozart: Sym. 38; Beethoven: Sym. 6; Schubert: Sym. 8; Mahler: Sym. 4

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F ma...
Performers: Tauberova, Maria
Conductors: Sejna, Karel
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Rarely mentioned in the same breath as his illustrious colleagues Talich, Kubelík and Ancerl, Karel Sejna (1896-1982) was perennially second-in-command, yet despite failing to receive...continue...

Love and Longing / Magdalena Kozena Sings Ravel, Dvorak & Mahler

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Biblical Songs (Biblické písne) (10) for voice & orchestra, B. 189 (Op. 99); Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or ...
Performers: Kozena, Magdalena
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Magdalena Kozena's silken mezzo delivers definitive interpretations of this luscious and enchanting orchestral-song repertoire. Magdalena Kozena, Sir Simon rattle, and the Berliner Philharmokiker sedu...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (01/2012)....continue...

Life, Love, Lieder: Lieder in Our Language, Vol. 2

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-05-01

Works: Hugo Wolf: In dem Schatten meiner Locken (no 2 of Spanischen Liederbuch); Italienisches Liederbuch I; Johannes Brahms: Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 57; Songs ...
Performers: Hausman, Jill; Winterfeldt, Walter

Recording information: Patrych Sound Studios (2008-2010)....continue...

A Portrait of Mariss Jansons & Mahler: Symphony No 2 / Film by Robert Neumuller [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-04-24

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Fink, Bernarda; Merbeth, Ricarda
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Music is the Language of Heart and Soul is the only available documentary about Mariss Jansons from his early days till today. Jansons is one...continue...
Run Time: 142 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Chin...continue...

Great Romantic Symphonies - Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn Berlioz, Mahler et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schu...
Performers: Szabo, Imrich
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Wit, Antoni; Seifried, Reinhard; Talmi, Yoav; Tintner, Georg; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Benzi, Roberto; Kosler, Zdenek

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 / Nes, Margiono, Haitink

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-04-24

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden

The anniversary of the destruction of Dresden was annually marked with the performance of a requiem, until February 13, 1995. For the 50th anniversary of...continue...
Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (02/13/1995)....continue...

Kathleen Ferrier, contralto: The Complete EMI Recordings

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheus and Eurydice; Orfeo ed Euridice; Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius; Ma...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Duval, Nel; Koeman, Greet; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von; Bruck, Charles

Described as a 'legend in her own lifetime', Kathleen Ferrier rose form obscurity to become one of the most sough-after contraltos of the 20th century....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 7 / Jonathan Nott

1 Super Audio CD / Tudor / 2012-04-24

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 7 in E minor
Conductors: Nott, Jonathan
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

The Bamberger Symphoniker and Jonathan Nott present Mahler's Symphony No. 7. Mahler's seventh was described as "very problematic" by Otto Klemperer following its premiere, and...continue...
Recording information: Joseph Keilberth Hall, Bamberg, Germany (07/11/2011-07/15/2011)....continue...

Daniel Barenboim & the Chicago SO / Richard Strauss, Mahler, Schoenberg

6 CD / Erato / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Gustav Mahler...
Performers: Balderston, Stephen; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chang, Li-Kuo; Golan, Joseph; Gonzalez, Ruben [Piano]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Magad, Samuel; Pikler, Charles; Sharp, John
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim was named music director designate of the CSO in January 1989, and he assumed leadership as the Orchestra's ninth music director in September...continue...

Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer; Kindertotenlieder; 5 songs / Christa Ludwig

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Rückert Lieder (5); Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Vandernoot, Andre; Klemperer, Otto

Mahler's vocal works conjure up the spirit of old folk songs, reinterpreted as miniature emotional dramas. In Christa Ludwig these pieces found one of their...continue...

Masterpieces

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Maigesang, song for voice & piano, Op. 52/4; Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natu...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Seefried, Irmgard; Weissenborn, Gunther
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary - Great Moments

2 CD / Helicon Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Concerto for Piano no 27; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5; Concerto ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Benyamini, Daniel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Perlman, Itzhak; Stern, Isaac; Taub, Chaim; Ulivieri, Nicola; Zukerm...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Masur, Kurt; Blomstedt, Herbert; Bertini, Gary; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Released to celebrate the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 75th anniversary, this two disc set features a collection of twenty-two key tracks excerpted from the Helicon Classics...continue...

Illumina: Music of Light / Choir of New College Oxford

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Barrington Pheloung: Inspector Morse; Morten Lauridsen: Ave dulcissima Maria, for chorus; O magnum mysterium; Sergey Rachmaninov: Vespers; Wolfgang Amad...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Choir of New College Oxford

The Observer
[The repertoire] shows off the warm, immediate New College, Oxford sound in which individuals are encouraged to sing out rather than, as some collegiate...continue...

Kathleen Ferrier: A Centenary Celebration [4 CDs]

4 CD / Regis Records / 2012-04-02

Works: Spoken Word: Interview with Kathleen Ferrier, Montreal 1950; English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Down by the Salley Gardens, f...
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Patzak, Julius; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Walter, Bruno

'The greatest thing in music in my life has been to have known Kathleen Ferrier and Gustav Mahler - in that order" -Bruno Walter 'No...continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Christa Ludwig, Richard Lewis

1 CD / Archipel / 2012-04-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Chicago (02/20/1958)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Webern: Im Sommerwind / Roth

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-03-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Anton Webern: Im Sommerwind, idyll for orchestra
Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier
Ensemble: ; SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg

Introducing François-Xavier Roth - the charismatic new Principal Conductor of the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden and Freiburg in his debut recording as part of the SWRmusic/haenssler...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus Freiburg (2011-10-29&2011-11-02_2011-)....continue...

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Michaela Schuster, alto - Markus Stenz

2 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2012-03-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne

The Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne has a long standing tradition with the performance of Gustav Mahler's symphonies. In 1904 his Fifth Symphony was premiered there. Mahler's...continue...
Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (07/04/2010-04/06/2010)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Claudio Abbado, Mahler Youth Orchestra [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-03-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

EuroArts presents the highly anticipated Blu-ray Disc release of Abbado's best-selling DVD of Mahler's 9th. Claudio Abbado is undeniably the supreme Mahler conductor of our...continue...
Run Time: 84 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Choral music of Strauss, Wagner and Mahler / Bavarian Radio Chorus

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-03-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Abend ("Senke strahlender Gott!"), song for chorus, Op. 34/1 (TrV 182/1); Choruses (3) for male chorus, o.Op. 123 (TrV 270, AV 123); Hymne ("Jakob! Dein verlorner Sohn"), song fo...
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus

On this new choral CD, the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction of Peter Dijkstra performs works by Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler and Richard...continue...
Recording information: München, Herkulessaal der Residenz (2009-09-22_2009-09-25&1000-)....continue...