Mahler Recordings 12 CDs
Collect all 12 Mahler recordings!
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Mahler: Symphony No 1
The first release in the series showcases the twin strands of Mahler’s legacy: symphonies and songs. Mahler’s symphonic voice emerges in his First Symphony – spirited and hopeful, but already tinged with irony.
His Songs of a Wayfarer, with baritone Markus Eiche, provides a poignant contrast, in music of melancholy beauty. Also on this disc, the singing charm of an orchestral miniature: Blumine. “This, the first fruit of the Sydney Symphony's two-year cycle, has balance, remarkable clarity and a close-up presence.” Sydney Morning Herald. Subscribers receive a $5 discount on CD price. This will be added to your cart automatically. SORRY - THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK.
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MAHLER: SYMPHONY No 3
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With Lilli Passikivi, the Ladies of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Children’s Choir, Vladimir Ashkenazy and – of course – the Sydney Symphony, this recording of Mahler’s sunniest symphony is in great hands.
The finale is just unbelievably uplifting,” says Ashkenazy, “and no one, not even the most pessimistic person, will be able to resist it.” But before the music arrives at that glorious conclusion, radiant in its affirmation of love, it traces a musical journey inspired by nature and the dream of a summer morning. “Good balance and clear textures illuminated the vibrant instrumental colours. Nuanced dynamic control, incisive rhythms and astutely varied phrasing smoothly expressive in some parts, sharply etched in others brought out the music's character while maintaining its structural integrity.” Murray Black, The Australian. Subscribers receive a $5 discount on CD price. This will be added to your cart automatically.
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MAHLER: SYMPHONY No 4
Mahler’s fourth symphony is the shortest and most candid of all his symphonies, revealing singing optimism and dancing innocence. Featuring in its charming finale is Australian soprano Emma Matthews.
‘Brisk tempos, bright sonorities and clear textures created an interpretation of charm and cheerful energy. Soprano Emma Matthews was a radiant soloist in the finale, capturing the simplicity of Mahler's childlike vision of heaven.’ The Australian. Subscribers receive a $5 discount on CD price. This will be added to your cart automatically.
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Mahler: Symphony No 5
Mahler’s Fifth Symphony makes a tempestuous journey from the sombre tread of a funeral march to the exuberance and ecstasy of its finale.
This is the work of a composer with his heart on his sleeve – of a man about to marry the most beautiful and intelligent woman in Vienna. And nowhere is that more obvious than in the musical of declaration of love at the centre of the symphony: the famous Adagietto, where strings and harp give voice to wordless passion. The “Sydney Symphony took on Mahler 5 with flair and bravado.” The Sydney Morning Herald (concert review). Subscribers receive a $5 discount on CD price. This will be added in at the cart stage.
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Mahler: Symphony No 6
Sometimes referred to as the 'Tragic', Mahler’s Symphony No.6 is an impassioned portrait of the man and his musical vision. Composed between 1903 and 1904, the symphony begins with a sinister march – its pounding steps set the stage for an intensely moving creation.
In the finale, Mahler wrote three great hammerblows to symbolise the blows of destiny – then deleted one in morbid fear that the symphony would turn out to be prophetic. This is music by a composer obsessed with fate, and it spills over with passion and fierce emotions – every feeling coming directly from the heart.“From its explosive opening, this bold, dramatic performance demanded attention, with furiously fast speeds, strong dynamic contrasts and incisive attack.” The Australian. Subscribers receive a $5 discount on CD price. This will be added in at the cart stage.
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Mahler: Symphony No 7
Mahler's Seventh Symphony glides through nocturnal worlds, giving musical glimpses of a feverish Romantic imagination, and the composer's genius lights the way.
This is Mahler's most intriguing symphony, its classical symmetry embracing unrestrained fantasy and glowing orchestral colours. Embark on this particular musical journey and you'll pass through the realms of fairytales, of ghosts, of serenading guitars and pure musical magic, before emerging to hear Mahler in a rare sunny mood.
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Mahler: Symphony No 8
Mahler’s Eighth is the mightiest symphony of them all. This is inspired music. It transcends symphonic form to celebrate the “Creative Spirit” in its opening hymn and the redeeming power of love. Listen to this overwhelming choral and orchestral creation and imagine, as Mahler said, “the whole universe beginning to sing and resound”.
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Mahler: Symphony No 9
It's beyond being dark or light," says Ashkenazy. "It's another world, on another level of feeling and existence. And when it fades away, with the final notes in the violas, it's as if the last strain of matter is disappearing in the universe.
Mahler's Ninth was his last completed symphony, which he was destined never to hear. The music is shot through with premonitions of death and deep longing, but it also soars on a vision of celestial bliss. There's no other symphony like it: two introspective slow movements wrapped around Mahler's trademark peasant waltzes and sharp parodies.
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Mahler: Song of the Earth
“This recording captures the vivid performance of tenor Stuart Skelton, mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi and the Sydney Symphony under Vladimir Ashkenazy...
Skelton's characterisation is fearless and his musical persona as tonal beauty and flashing wildness. Paasikivi's sound incorporates rich lower tones and a sweetly radiant upper register. The highly exposed orchestration reveals strengths in the Sydney Symphony's woodwind and violin solos, while Ashkenazy captures the convulsive gestural world of the opening song.” Peter McCallum, SMH. Subscribers receive a $5 discount on CD price. This will be added in at the cart stage.
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