Mahler – Symphony no.1 – Abbado

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony no.1 in D major *
Symphony no.10 - Adagio +

Chicago Symphony Orchestra *
Wiener Philharmoniker +
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony no.2 in C minor 'Ressurrection' – Otto Klemperer

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony no.2 in C minor "Ressurection"

Kathleen Ferrier - contralto
Jo Vincent - soprano
Amsterdam Toonkunstkoor
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Otto Klemperer - conductor

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Wagner, Brahms, Mahler – Lieder – Christa Ludwig, Otto Klemperer

Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Wesendonck-Lieder (orch.: Felix Mottl)
"Mild und leise" (Isolde's Liebestod) from Tristan und Isolde
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Rhapsody for contralto, male chorus and orchestra, op.53
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
"Abscheulicher!" from Fidelio
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
"Das irdische Leben" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Ich atmet' einen linden Duft!" from "Rückert-Lieder"
"Um Mitternacht" from "Rückert-Lieder"
"Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" from "Rückert-Lieder"

Christa Ludwig - mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer - conductor

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Mahler – 'Songs of Youth' – Janet Baker

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Hans und Grete
Winterlied
Im Lenz
Serenade
Frühlingsmorgen
Ich ging mit Lust
Starke Einbildungskraft
Erinnerung
Selbstgefühl
Nicht wiedersehen!
Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen
Aus! Aus!
Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz'
Scheiden und Meiden
Phantasie
Ablösung Im Sommer
Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
Ging heut morgen über's Feld
Ich hab' ein glühend Messer
Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz

Dame Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Geoffrey Parsons - piano

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Mahler – Orchestral Lieder – Pierre Boulez

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen *
5 Rückert-Lieder +
Kindertotenlieder #

Thomas Quasthoff - bass-baritone *
Violeta Urmana - soprano +
Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano #
Wiener Philharmoniker
Pierre Boulez - conductor

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Weber-Mahler – Die drei Pintos – Paolo Arrivabeni

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) / Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Die drei Pintos - opera in three acts

with:
Robert Holzer
Peter Furlong
Barbara Zechmeister
Sophie Marilley
Eric Shaw
Alessandro Svab
Stewart Kempster
Sinead Campbell
Ales Jenis

Wexford Festival Opera Chorus
National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus
Paolo Arrivabeni - conductor

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Brahms , Mahler – Symphonic Works – Kathleen Ferrier

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Rhapsody for Contralto, Male Chorus and Orchestra, op.53 *
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das Lied von der Erde +

Kathleen Ferrier - contralto
Richard Lewis - tenor +
Oslo Philharmonic Chorus *
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra *
Hallé Orchestra +
Erik Tuxen - conductor *
Sir John Barbirolli - conductor +

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Mahler – Orchestral Songs – Bernard Haitink

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das Lied von der Erde *
Kindertotenlieder +
Lieder eines fahrende Gesellen +
Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" #

Jessye Norman - soprano #
Janet Baker - Mezzo-soprano *
James King - baritone *
Hermann Prey - baritone +
John Shirley-Quirk - bass #
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.10 – Simon Rattle

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony no.10

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony no.4 arranged for Chamber Ensemble by Erwin Stein – Howard Griffiths

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony No.4 in G major - arranged for Chamber Ensemble by Erwin Stein

Daniel Hellmann - boy soprano from the Zürcher Sängerknaben
Northern Sinfonia
Howard Griffiths - conductor

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Brahms, Franck, Mahler – Orchestral Lieder – Christa Ludwig

tribute to Christa Ludwig on her birthday

(born 16 March 1928)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Alto Rhapsody, op.53 *
César Franck (1822-1890):
Nocturne for Contralto and Orchestra (orch.: Joseph Guy Ropartz) +
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Kindertotenlieder #
Rückert-Lieder #

Christa Ludwig - mezzo-soprano
Wiener Philharmoniker *
Orchestre de Paris +
Berliner Philharmoniker #
Karl Böhm - conductor *
Daniel Barenboim - conductor +
Herbert von Karajan - conductor #

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Mahler – Das klagende Lied – Kent Nagano

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das klagende Lied

Eva Urbanová - soprano
Jadwiga Rappé - contralto
Hans Peter Blochwitz - tenor
Håkan Hagegård - bass
Terence Wey - boy soprano (from Wienersängerknaben)
Otto Jaus - boy contralto (from Wienersängerknaben)
Hallé Choir
Hallé Orchestra
Kent Nagano - conductor

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Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Ferrier, Patzak, Walter

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das Lied von der Erde

Kathleen Ferrier - contralto
Julius Patzak - tenor
Wiener Philharmoniker
Bruno Walter - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.10 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.10 in F sharp minor (performing version by Deryck Cooke)

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.9 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.9

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.7 – Chailly

Alphons Diepenbrock (1862-1921):
Im grossen Schweigen *
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.7 in E minor

Håkan Hagegård - baritone *
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.6 – Chailly

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
6 Gesänge nach Maeterlinck, op.13 *
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.6 in A minor

Jard van Nes - mezzo-soprano *
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.5 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.4 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.4 in G major
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Seven Early Songs (orch. Berg)

Barbara Bonney - soprano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.3 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.3 in D minor
Bach Suite (arr. Mahler)

Petra Lang - mezzo-soprano
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Netherlands Children's Choir
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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