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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; Thiele: Gesänge an die Sonne; Miki: Symphony for Two Worlds / Moser, Lang, Schreier, Adam

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Siegfried Thiele: Gesänge an die Sonne, for chorus; Recorded Sound: [Applause]; Minoru Miki: Kyu-No-Kyoku "Symphony for Two Worl...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Eisenberg, Matthias; Lang, Rosemarie; Moser, Edda; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Pro Musica Nipponia; St. Thomas Choir, Leipzig

To mark Kurt Masur's 85th birthday, this two-CD set features the 1981 live recording of the opening concert from the new Gewandhaus in Leipzig, never...continue...
Recording information: Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig....continue...

Alessandro Scarlatti: Venere, Amore e Ragione, serenata / Gabriella Costa, Veronica Lima: sopranos; Elena Biscuola: mezzo-soprano

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-07-10

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Venere, Amore e Ragione; Sinfonie di concerto grosso no 10 for flute, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo in A minor
Performers: Araujo Lima, Verônica de; Biscuola, Elena; Costa, Gabriella
Conductors: Cartosio, Piero
Ensemble: Les Eléments Baroque Orchestra

Alessandro Scarlatti was undoubtedly the greatest composer of vocal music in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries. However, despite his grandeur being recognized by...continue...
Recording information: Abbazia di San Martino delle Scale Monreale (03/27/2008-03/29/2008)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Human Misery, Human Love / Kent Nagano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-04-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9; Symphony no 9 in D mninor, Op. 125; Spoken Word: Where have you gone, my revolutionary friend? (written and narrated by Yann Martel); Oú es-tu, mon ami r...
Performers: Fujimura, Mihoko; O'Neill, Simon; Petrenko, Mikhail; Wall, Erin
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Groupe Archambault
In its grandeur, elemental power, cosmic scope and affirmation of the universal human spirit, Beethoven's Ninth (the Ninth) embraces a world of emotional expression...continue...
Recording information: Maison Symphonique de Montréal (09/07/2011-09/10/2011)....continue...

Bernstein Symphony Edition

60 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Biggs, E. Power; Bressler, Charles; Bushkin, Isser; Chambers, James; Entremont, Philippe; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Greitzer, Sol; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Guldbaek, Ruth; Jones,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 / Abbado, Lucerne Festival, Gvazava, Larsson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2011-10-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Gvazava, Eteri; Larsson, Anna
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Orfeón Donostiarra

Led by Claudio Abbado, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra includes principal players from the Berlin Philharmonic, internationally famous soloists, and includes such ensembles as the Sagin...continue...
Run Time: 86 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fren...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 / Chailly, Sunnegardh, Merberth [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Accentus / 2011-09-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Braun, Lioba; Gould, Stephen; Henschel, Dietrich; Merbeth, Ricarda; Oelze, Christiane; Romberger, Gerhild; Sunnegardh, Erika; Zeppenfeld, Georg
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Leipzig Opera Chorus; MDR Radio Choir

Mahler's Eighth Symphony is arguably the grandest and most ambitious piece of symphonic music ever written, nicknamed his opus summum and the Symphony of a...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Latin, German, Englis...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 / Chailly, Sunnegardh, Merberth [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Accentus / 2011-09-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Braun, Lioba; Gould, Stephen; Henschel, Dietrich; Merbeth, Ricarda; Oelze, Christiane; Romberger, Gerhild; Sunnegardh, Erika; Zeppenfeld, Georg
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Leipzig Opera Chorus; MDR Radio Choir

Mahler's Eighth Symphony is arguably the grandest and most ambitious piece of symphonic music ever written, nicknamed his opus summum and the Symphony of a...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: Latin, German, English, F...continue...

Mitropoulos Conducts Mahler Symphonies Nos. 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10

6 CD / Music & Arts / 2011-05-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"; Symphony no 8 in E...
Performers: Coertse, Mimi; Edelmann, Otto; Krebs, Beatrice; Malaniuk, Ira; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; West, Lucretia; Zadek, Hilde; Zampieri, Giuseppe
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri

Originally offered as a belated tribute on the centenary of Dimitri Mitropoulos's birth, this collection presents some of Mitropoulos's finest performances of Mahler, one of...continue...

Ladislav Kubik: Sinfoniettas Nos. 1 & 3; Piano Concerto No. 3

1 CD / Neos Production / 2011-03-05

Works: Ladislav Kubik: Sinfonietta no 1, for 19 instruments; Concerto no 3 for piano, orchestra & electronics; Sinfonietta no 3, for mezzo-soprano, mixed choir, orchestra & electronics
Performers: Gainsford, Read; Rappe, Jadwiga
Conductors: Hrusa, Jakub; Jimenez, Alexander; Kucera, Jan
Ensemble: ; Ensemble 21 (Florida)

Born in 1946 in Prague, Ladislav Kubík has been paving his own highly personal path since the 1970s, when he received acclaim at the International...continue...

W.F. Bach: Cantatas / Otto, Mields, Romberger, Poplutz, Mertens [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Accentus / 2010-11-16

Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Wohl dem, der den Herren Furchtet, BR F19; Sinfonia in D minor, F 65; O Wunder, we kann dieses fassen?, cantata, F. 92 (BR F2); Ach, dass du den Himmel zerrissest; Gott Fahre...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Mields, Dorothee; Poplutz, Georg; Romberger, Gerhild
Conductors: Otto, Ralf
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante; Mainz Bach Choir

In 2010 the world is celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, whose music - for the most disparate reasons -...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, LPCM Stereo
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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8 / Stokowski

1 CD / Archipel / 2010-11-05

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Alexander, Carlos; Conley, Eugene; Graf, Uta; Lipton, Martha; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Williams, Camilla; Yeend, Frances
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

Recording information: Carnegie Hall, New York (06/04/1950)....continue...

Bach: Motets and Sinfonias / Rademann, Petitlaurent, Heinrich, Langner [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-05-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226; Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146; Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anhung 159; Cantata no ...
Performers: Arndt, Volker; Heinrich, Waltraud; Horenburg, Ingolf; Langner, Susanne; Mucke, Christian; Petitlaurent, Stephanie
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Rias Chamber Chorus

This festive celebration concert from Berlin's Gethsemanekirche on the Day of German Unity also marks the 60th anniversary of the RIAS Kammerchor. Founded in 1948,...continue...
Run Time: 93 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fren...continue...

Mahler: Complete Symphonies / Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, et al

12 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-04-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Lipton, Martha; Ludwig, Christa; McIntyre, Donald; Mitchinson, John; Procter, No...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

"Few can deny Bernstein's lasting importance in promoting Mahler's cause, for in the 1960s and early '70s there was only a handful of conductors of...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 Op. 125, Leonore Overture no 3 Op. 72a / Busch, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2008-12-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72
Performers: Byrding, Holger; Jena, Else; Lindberg-Torlind, Kerstin; Sjoberg, Erik
Conductors: Busch, Fritz
Ensemble: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This 1950 performance in Copenhagen of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is one of three broadcasts of the work issued by Guild, each performance being under the...continue...

Gemini - Sibelius: Kullervo, Tapiola, Finlandia, Karelia, etc / Berglund, Bournemouth SO

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7; Oceanides, Op. 73; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Scènes historiques no 1, Op. 25; Tapiola, Op. 112; Finlandia, Op. 26; Serenades (2) for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 69
Performers: Haendel, Ida; Kostia, Raili; Viitanen, Usko
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki University Chorus

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - Legendary Masterwork Recordings

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night ...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Lang, Rosemarie; Moser, Edda; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Schreier, Peter; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Bongartz, Heinz; Markevitch, Igor; Sanderling, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan Vol 2 - Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 and 9

2 CD / Audite / 2008-10-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Grümmer, Elisabeth; Höffgen, Marga; Haefliger, Ernst
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir

Ever since Karajan's first encounter with the Berlin Philharmonic, he wanted nothing more than to be its principal conductor. These recordings shed light on his...continue...

Christmas Concertos & Cantatas - Telemann: In dulci jubilo, etc / Standage, Gritton, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-09-30

Works: Francesco Manfredini: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3; Alessandro Scarlatti: Oh di Betlemme altera povertà, chamber cantata for soprano & strings ("Cantata pastorale per la nati; Antonio Vivaldi: Co...
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Standage, Simon; Trevor, Caroline
Conductors: Standage, Simon;
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

"Here's a reissue of one of the most successful and accessible items in the early music catalog of the British label Chandos. Originally issued in...continue...

Basics - Mahler: Symphony no 3 / Rögner, Rappé, Berlin RSO, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor
Performers: Berta, Jolan; Guttler, Ludwig; Rappe, Jadwiga; Winkler, Harald
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

The Beethoven Academy / Sperling, Barainsky, Romberger, Wade, Lika, Borowski, et al

2 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2008-08-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Consecration of the House, overture Op. 124; Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia; Borowski, Daniel; Lika, Peter; Romberger, Gerhild; Wade, Ray M.
Conductors: Spering, Christoph
Ensemble: Das Neue Orchester

Masterworks - Verdi, Bach, et al / Glenn Gould, Maureen Forrester, Teresa Stratas, Oscar Peterson

2 CD / Gala / 2008-08-12

Works: Hattie Mae Butterfield: When you and I were young, Maggie; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 998; Goldberg Variations, for key...
Performers: Art Hallman; Burr, Henry; Burr, Henry [vocals]; Charlebois, Robert; DuBois, Claude; Ferland, Jean-Pierre; Forrester, Maureen; Gould, Glenn; Jobin, Raoul; Koffman, Moe; Mary Bolduc; Pelletier, Wildrid...
Conductors: Pelletier, Wilfred; Sebastian, Georges; Walter, Bruno; Boulez, Pierre

This collection of Canadian masterworks is a two-cd set of new restoration and remastering of historical recordings in the fields of pop, jazz, traditional and...continue...

Boris Tischenko: Symphony no 6 / Rozhdestvensky, et al

1 CD / Northern Flowers / 2008-01-01

Works: Boris Tishchenko: Symphony for no 6, Op. 105
Performers: Rubin, Elena; Yuzvenko, Valentina
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: USSR Ministry of Culture State Symphony Orchestra

Although Tischenko is probably the most important living student of Shostakovich and whose early works showed a definite influence of the teacher, this remarkable Russian...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies / Mackerras, et al

5 CD / Hyperion / 2007-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Roth, Detlef; Skelton, Stuart; Watson, Janice; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras leads an electrifying live reading of Beethoven's complete symphonies, vividly recorded at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is in...continue...

Bach - Concerts avec plusieurs instruments Vol 1

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2007-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D maj...
Performers: Beyer, Amandine; Bouthinon, Sabine; Cachia, Claire; Gagnon, Patricia; Plantier, David
Conductors:
Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 8 / Klaus Tennstedt [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2006-10-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 8 in E flat major "Symphony of A Thousand"
Performers: Bullock, Susan; Eaglen, Jane; Rappe, Jadwiga; Riegel, Kenneth; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Sotin, Hans; Varady, Julia
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Tennstedt’s 1986 Mahler 8 is one of the high points of his cycle. This 1991 concert with different soloists is even better. Partly it’s the...continue...
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Desert Island Collection- Mahler: Symphony no 3 /Mitropoulos

1 CD / Archipel / 2006-06-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor
Performers: Krebs, Beatrice
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Westminster Choir

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Rattle, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-04-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Henschel, Jane; Isokoski, Soile; Relyea, John; Remmert, Birgit; Villars, Jon; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Court, Shirley; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Written in a staggering burst of creative inspiration over eight weeks in 1906, the Eighth Symphony is considered to be Mahler's greatest triumph. In June...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Böhm, Stich-Randall, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2005-04-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Friedrich, Karl; Pitzinger, Gertrude; Stich-Randall, Teresa
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Frankfurt Singakademie; Hessian Radio Chorus Frankfurt; Hessian Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Furtwängler, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2005-02-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Berger, Erna; Pitzinger, Gertrude; Rosvaenge, Helge; Watzke, Rudolf
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Kittel Choir

Arturo Toscanini conducts Beethoven - Symphony no 9

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2004-12-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Jarred, Mary; Jones, Parry; Williams, Harold
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony 9 / Battle, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2004-06-15

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Battle, Kathleen; Dever, Barbara; Groves, Paul; Hawlata, Franz; Lopardo, Frank; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saito Kinen Orchestra; Shinyukai Choir; Tokyo Opera Singers

This DVD presents Seiji Ozawa conducting two great choral masterpieces, beloved by audiences around the world. Orff's Carmina Burana, boisterous and lyrical, sets medieval songs...continue...
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Mahler: Symphonies no 1-9, Adagio / Michael Gielen

13 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-04-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Boesiger, Christiane; Grunewald, Eugenie; Hock, Wolfgang; Kallisch, Cornelia; Lika, Peter; Marc, Alessandra; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Pecková, Dagmar; Whittlesey, Christine; Wi...
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Aurelius Boys Choir of Calw; Europa ChorAkademie; European Soloists Academy; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Michael Gielen's Mahler cycle is now complete, and as predicted it moves straight to the top of the list as the most idiomatic and consistent...continue...

Stokowski -Fabled Concert Performance -Mahler: Symphony no 8

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2004-01-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Alexander, Carlos; Bernhardt, Louise; Conley, Eugene; Gordon, George; Graf, Uta; Lipton, Martha; Williams, Camilla; Yeend, Frances
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: P. S. 12 Boys Choir

Beethoven: Symphony no 9, Prometheus Overture / Weingartner

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2003-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Helletsgruber, Luise; Maikl, Georg; Mayr, Richard
Conductors: Weingartner, Felix
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mahler: Symphony no 2; Bloch: Evocation Suite / Walter

2 CD / Archipel / 2002-11-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Ernest Bloch: Evocations
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Cebotari, Maria
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 3, Lieder / Schuricht, Zareska, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2002-10-09

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Performers: Siewert, Ruth; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Schuricht, Carl
Ensemble: Eberhard Ludwig School Children's Choir; ORTF National Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Chorus Women; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Klemperer, Ferrier, Vincent, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2002-06-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Spoken Word: Broadcast Commentary for Mahler's Symphony no 2 (in Dutch and German)
Performers: Ferrier, Kathleen; Vincent, Jo
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Mahler: Complete Symphonies / Leonard Bernstein, et al

12 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-01-30

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 8 in E flat major; Symphon...
Performers: Addison, Adele; Amara, Lucine; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Chambers, James; Chookasian, Lili; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano V...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Collegiate Chorale; Columbus Boychoir; Highgate School Boys Chorus; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Schola Cantorum New York Women's Chorus

"...While no set is perfect, this one scores consistently high marks. Only Symphonies 1, 5, and 10 are disappointing; the rest still rank with the...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 3 / Kubelik, Thomas, Bavarian RSO, et al

2 CD / Audite / 2001-01-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor
Performers: Thomas, Marjorie
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Tölz Boys Choir

Faszination Musik - Mahler: Symphony no 2, et al / Gielen

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2000-05-18

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; György Kurtág: Stele, Op. 33; Arnold Schoenberg: Kol nidre, Op. 39
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Johnson, James; Kallisch, Cornelia
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus; European Soloists Academy; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Michael Gielen's performance of the Mahler Second Symphony with the SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra is the finest Mahler Symphony recording of the new...continue...

Beethoven - Super Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-02-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mino...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Fleisher, Leon; Howell, Gwynne; Murphy, Suzanne; O'Neill, Dennis; Watkinson, Carolyn; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tallis Chamber Choir

Bernstein Century - Mahler: Symphony no 3, etc / New York PO

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-07-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Performers: Lipton, Martha; Tourel, Jennie
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Schola Cantorum of New York Women's Chorus; Transfiguration Boys Choir

"This Mahler Third is one of the finest ever and stands proudly with the fabled Horenstein and Bernstein's own superb second recordings...We need not go...continue...
Mahler's Symphony No. 3 has never achieved the popularity of the composer's other works. This is a pity because the six movement symphony, scored for full orchestra, contralto soloist, boys' and women...continue...

Paray: Joan of Arc Mass, Symphony no 1 / James Paul, et al

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 1999-05-13

Works: Paul Paray: Symphony no 1 in C major; Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc
Performers: Harris, Joseph; Haywood, Lorna; Koc, Jozik; Patrick-Harris, Terry
Conductors: Paul, James
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"Though the Mass dates from 1931 and the Symphony from 1934, they speak, vivaciously if conservatively, a language of elegance and charm redolent of Dukas,...continue...

Mahler: Complete Symphonies / Tennstedt, London Philharmonic

11 CD / EMI Classics / 1998-11-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 7 in E minor;...
Performers: Connell, Elizabeth; Hill, David; Hynninen, Jorma; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia; Soffel, Doris; Sotin, Hans; Versalle, Richard; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Tennstedt's Mahler cycle is the single greatest contribution the late conductor made to the world of music. These recordings, made at Abbey Road and Kingsway...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2; Brahms: Alt-Rhapsody / Beringer

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1998-06-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; English Church Pieces (3), Op. 69; Psalms (3), Op. 78; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rh...
Performers: Braun, Lioba; Coburn, Pamela; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Austrian-Hungarian Philharmonic; Windsbach Boys Choir

Weingartner dirigiert Beethoven: 9. Symphonie / Wiener

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Helletsgruber, Luise; Maikl, Georg; Mayr, Richard
Conductors: Weingartner, Felix
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

The Chorus - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-29

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölz...
Performers: Adams, Sarah Fuller; Asper, Frank W.; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baker, Jeffrey Reid; Howe, Julia Ward; Howell, Gwynne; Monoyios, Ann; Murphy, Suzanne; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; S...
Conductors: DeCormier, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; Condie, Richard P.; Cobos, Luis; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Guttenberg, Enoch zu; Hills, Margaret; Bruno, Weil; Tchakarov, Emil; Giulini, Carl...
Ensemble: ; European Baroque Soloists; New York Choral Society; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Vocal Majority

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Neeme Järvi, Gustafsson, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-01-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major "Symphony of A Thousand"
Performers: Gjevang, Anne; Gustafsson, Ulla; Haggander, Mari Anne; Persson, Mats [baritone]; Ruohonen, Seppo; Sandgren, Carolina; Tenstam, Ulrika; Tilli, Johann
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Brunnsbo Children's Choir; Estonian Boys Choir; Gothenburg Opera Chorus; Gothenburg Opera Orchestra; Gothenburg Symphony Chorus; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Chorus

Beethoven - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mino...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Fleisher, Leon; Howell, Gwynne; Murphy, Suzanne; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Smith, William; Davis, Colin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Szell, George

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 (Mahler Edition) / Tiboris, Brno PO

1 CD / Bridge / 1992-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Clark, James [Tenor Vocal]; Conant, Richard; Myers, Leah Anne; Sameth, Ilene
Conductors: Tiboris, Peter; Pancik, Josef
Ensemble: Janácek State Opera Chorus