Mahler

[bogdan101]

Any thoughts on this set? Thanks in advance.

http://www.amazon.com/Gustav-Mahler-Lieder--Symphonies-Nos/dp/B000GFKUDQ/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1410902843&sr=8-22&keywords=Dimitri+Mitropoulos

It's a risk free proposition at 13 bucks; probably not good as a first set of Mahler symphonies. In any case it's on Spotify so you can get an idea.

[blind-blake]

Thanks man

[HutchFan]

I've been grooving to Mahler's music lately, so I thought I'd re-boot this old thread.

My ever-evolving list of favorite Mahler recordings appears below.  I tried to limit myself to no more than three recordings per symphony. I also tried to list them in approximate order of preference. The recordings in bold text go with me to my desert island. 

M1 - Horenstein (Unicorn); Kubelik (DG)

M2 - Scherchen; Walter (Sony); Bernstein (DG)

M3 - Kubelik (DG); Horenstein; Levine

M4 - Levine; Abravanel; Horenstein

M5 - Kubelik (Audite); Bernstein (DG); Barbirolli

M6 - Barbirolli; Boulez; Bernstein (DG)

M7 - Boulez; Kubelik (DG); Levine

M8 - Ozawa; Sinopoli

DLvdE - Kubelik (Audite); Haitink (Philips)

M9 - Walter (Sony); Horenstein (Vox); Bernstein/RCOA (DG)

 

Solti's Mahler doesn't appeal to me. It's just too strident for my tastes. For example, his frequently-recommended M8 leaves me cold.

Klemperer's Mahler has never grabbed me like it has so many others. I find them earth-bound. And not just his Mahler. I guess Klemps is just not my cuppa joe. ...Maybe I'm not enough of an "immoralist."

I've never heard any of MTT's Mahler. I should probably rectify that -- especially since I LOVE his recordings of Ives' music. 

 

How about you? What are some of your favorite Mahler recordings?

[Chuck Nessa]

As many here know, I am a Horenstein fan top to bottom. I like some Klemperers, have an allergy for Kubelik and Boulez. My great friend Rafi Zabor keeps encouraging me to explore the late Abbado recordings from Lucerne.

I prefer Horenstein's Mahler 1 with the VSO.

[soulpope]

Favourites - without any further detailed breakdown - are Kubelik (both Studio DG and live Audite) Abbado (with CSO, VPO and BPO), Boulez, Neumann ,Haitink, Horenstein. and all available Tennstedt live accounts

Further individual platters (IMO) worth investigating are :

M1 - Kondrashin (NDR) Kegel (Weitblick)

M2 - Chailly (Decca) Barbirolli (Great Conductors of the 20th Century) Klemperer "Live In Munich" (EMI) Gielen (Hänssler)

M3 -

M4 - Reiner (RCA)

M5 - Barbirolli (EMI) Gatti (Conifer) Chailly (Decca)

M6 - Kondrashin (Melodiya) Jansonss (CSO Live)

M7 - Rosbaud (Wergo)

M8 - Segerstamm (Chandos)

DLvdE - Leppard (BBC Legends)

M9 -

There are more, but writing from memory and my "senior moments" are increasing ....

Edited July 14, 2017 by soulpope

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

Favourites - without any further detailed breakdown - are Kubelik (both Studio DG and live Audite) Abbado (with CSO, VPO and BPO), Boulez, Neumann ,Haitink, Horenstein. and all available Tennstedt live accounts

Further individual platters (IMO) worth investigating are :

M1 - Kondrashin (NDR) Kegel (Weitblick)

M2 - Chailly (Decca) Barbirolli (Great Conductors of the 20th Century) Klemperer "Live In Munich" (EMI) Gielen (Hänssler)

M3 -

M4 - Reiner (RCA)

M5 - Barbirolli (EMI) Gatti (Conifer) Chailly (Decca)

M6 - Kondrashin (Melodiya) Jansonss (CSO Live)

M7 - Rosbaud (Wergo)

M8 - Segerstamm (Chandos)

DLvdE - Leppard (BBC Legends)

M9 -

There are more, but writing from memore and my "senior moments" are increasing ....

Forgot this one

will probably play later today ....