Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5

On this CD:

1. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with Nancy Gustafson, Florence Quivar
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

2. Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by New York Philharmonic with Philip Myers
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5, Music, Florence Quivar, Gustav Mahler, Zubin Mehta, Philip Myers, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Nancy Gustafson, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Romantic Symphony, Symphonic
Mahler: Symphonies Nos 1 2 4 5 & 9
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Essential collection
 Mahler: Symphonies Nos 1 2 4 5 & 9
Bruno Walter
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ASIN: B00008PW4B
Release Date: 2003-05-12

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No.1 "Titan" In D Major: I. Langsam Schleppend Wie Ein Naturlaut
  2. Symphony No.1 "Titan" In D Major: Ii. Kraftig Bewegt
  3. Symphony No.1 "Titan" In D Major: Iii. Feierlich Und Gemessen, Ohne Zu Schleppen
  4. Symphony No.1 "Titan" In D Major: Iv. Sturmisch Bewegt
  5. Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" In C Minor: I. Allegro Maestoso
  6. Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" In C Minor: Ii. Andante Moderato
  7. Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" In C Minor: Iii. In Ruhig Fliessender Bewegung
  8. Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" In C Minor: Iv. "Urlicht" Sehr Feierlich, Aber
  9. Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" In C Minor: Im Tempo Des Scherzos Wild Herausfahren
  10. "Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gessellen": I. O Wenn Mein Schatz Hochzeit Macht
  11. "Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gessellen": Ii. Ging Heut Morgen Ubers Feld
  12. "Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gessellen": Iii. Ich Hab Ein Gluhend Messer
  13. "Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gessellen": Iv. Die Zwei Blauen Augen
  14. Symphony No.4 In G Major: Bedachtig Nicht Eilen
  15. Symphony No.4 In G Major: In Gemachlicher Bewegung Ohne Hast
  16. Symphony No.4 In G Major: Ruhevoll
  17. Symphony No.4 In G Major: Sehr Behaglich
  18. Symphony No.9 In D Major: I. Andante Comodo
  19. Symphony No.9 In D Major: Ii Im Tempo Eines Gemachlichen Landlers Etwas Tappisch
  20. Symphony No.9 In D Major: Iii. Rondo-Burleske Allegro Assai Und Sehr Trotzig
  21. Symphony No.9 In D Major: Iv. Adagio Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zurckhaltend
  22. Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor: I.Trauermarch In Gemessenem Schritt Streng Wie
  23. Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor: Ii. Sturmisch Bewegt Mit Grosster Vehemenz
  24. Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor: Iii. Scherzo Kraftig Nicht Zu Schnell
  25. Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor: Iv. Adagietto Sehr Langsam
  26. Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor: V. Rondo-Finale Allegro

Album Details

5 CD Box set. Columbia Legends Series.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Essential collection.......2004-09-17

Bruno Walter. Mahler's disciple and protégé. His reputation as a Mahler conductor is unmatched (though Klemperer and Mengelberg come close). This set contains nothing but essential Walter CBS recordings, even if it is a pity that the set, as such, is incomplete. First, Walter's very fine CBS account of Das Lied von der Erde is excluded. Second, his outstanding mono take of the first symphony with NYPO, for CBS, is missing.

What we have here are nonetheless recordings that belong in every Mahlerite collection. It is good to have them all in a set - for saving money, for example. And it is nowadays almost impossible to find the present performance of ninth symphony as a single set (blame SONY for their policy).

Some comments:
Symphony 1 & 2: outstanding early stereo takes (no. 1, rec. 1961, no. 2, rec. 1958) with classic, warm interpretations that leave very little to wish.
Symphony 4 & 5: two mono takes (rec. 1946), but indeed essential even for hifi enthusiasts. Clearly among the very best and classic performances of these works.
Symphony 9: Walter made the first live recording of this symphony in 1938 (available on EMI or Naxos). But this is the first stereo recording of the ninth (rec. 1961). The interpretation is second to none.

Grab this set while it's available!
Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Another Outstanding Naxos Recording!
  • Symphony No. 2, a really great discovery
  • FIRE AND AIR
  • Amended review
  • A Delight In All Respects
 Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

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ASIN: B00000140J
Release Date: 1994-12-13

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No. 1 in C Major; J. 50: Allegro con fuoco
  2. Symphony No. 1 in C Major; J. 50: Andante
  3. Symphony No. 1 in C Major; J. 50: Scherzo And Trio
  4. Symphony No. 1 In C Major, J. 50: Finale: Presto
  5. Symphony No. 2 In C Major, J. 51: Allegro
  6. Symphony No. 2 In C Major, J. 51: Adagio ma non troppo
  7. Symphony No. 2 In C Major, J. 51: Menuetto And Trio
  8. Symphony No. 2 In C Major, J. 51: Finale: Scherzo presto
  9. Turandot, J. 75: Overture
  10. Turandot, J. 75: Funeral March From Act V
  11. Turandot, J. 75: March From Act II
  12. Silvana, J. 87: Tanz der Edelknaben
  13. Silvana, J. 87: Fackel Tanz
  14. Die Drei Pintos, Anh. 5: Entr'acte

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Another Outstanding Naxos Recording!.......2007-03-23

Weber wrote both of his Symphonies in the same year (1807), and both are in the key of C Major. However, each one brings different delights. The sound is excellent on this Naxos release, and the playing by the Queensland Philharmonic is impressive, especially by the horns, with a wonderful viola solo in the Adagio of the Second Symphony. Weber's music here is witty, adventurous and at times a little unpredictable. The Penguin Guide has awarded this great recording a Rosette, which is their highest honor, reserved only for a recording that "shows special illumination, magic or a spiritual quality...that places it in a very special class". I wholeheartedly agree. And, as a nice bonus, Naxos has added attractive excerpts from two lesser-known operas, as well as incidental music from Turandot. I highly recommend this CD, and the price is easy on the budget, to be sure.

5 out of 5 stars Symphony No. 2, a really great discovery.......2006-03-21

Until I bought this CD, I had never heard the Weber 2nd Symphony. It is a strange but an absolutely delightful piece. The first movement is longer than the rest of the symphony combined. It is also as fine an example of sonata-allegro form as you will ever hear. The horn solo in the second theme is just gorgeous. The second movement is short but lovely, the menuetto even shorter and the finale is less than 2 minutes and just when you think it is over the bassoon plays one last fade away phrase. It almost like Weber is poking fun at Beethoven's 5th. The rest of the music, including the much more popular 1st Symphony, are all lovely and fun to listen to. But it is the 2nd Symphony that really caught my ear. Great performances from New Zealand.

5 out of 5 stars FIRE AND AIR.......2004-01-24

Naxos really are doing us proud. Here is yet another first-class disc of comparatively out of the way music, beautifully performed and recorded. I am very enthusiastic for Weber in general. He had a superlative melodic gift for one thing, he was a brilliant orchestrator and he is blessedly free of pretentiousness. Nobody would look to his compositions for lessons in intellectual techniques, but I will happily trade that to be spared laboured workings-out, twaddling `passages' and the whole baggage of second-rate 19th century instrumental music. All the music on this record is comparatively lightweight, but the symphonies less so than the incidental music. Being perfectly candid, I find them more interesting than the early symphonies of my beloved Schubert. There is a theatrical feel to them, but that is no bad thing in my opinion, and when the inevitable thoughts of Rossini came to the forefront of my mind I also found myself reflecting that Weber had a soul within him, a thing of fire and air, where Rossini had nothing but a vacuum.

The recorded quality is in some ways very striking indeed, with startling resonance in the bass - to start with I could almost have sworn that I heard a tuba. The Queensland Philharmonic play with real life, vigour and enthusiasm, and the conductor has to my way of thinking the right extroversion and sense of style and pace for this particular music. There is also a businesslike and helpful liner-note giving some information on conductor and orchestra as well as commentary on the music.

Right at the end we have something very different and very interesting indeed - an entr'acte put together by Mahler from material Weber had left from an unfinished opera The Three Pintos. Suddenly to hear Mahler's idiom and Mahler's scoring in a ghostly embrace with Weber's has real `tingle-factor` for me, something like the effect of the last bars of the Flying Dutchman overture, written by the Wagner of Tristan and Isolde. I am going to get very attached to this record.

2 out of 5 stars Amended review.......2001-06-30

I lowered my original score from 4 star to 2 star after listening to it a few more times. It became clearer to me that, though the recording is dead quiet with no extraneous noise, the strings are muffled considerably. Great music, OK recording quality.

4 out of 5 stars A Delight In All Respects.......2001-06-23

Weber clearly liked to keep a little fun in his music. These two symphonies are delightful music. Weber used a light touch to lead the listener through a spirited conversation between the orchestra sections. Instead of hiding the woodwinds behind a curtain of strings as was typical, Weber brought them out where they shine without being shrill or syrupy. None of that thin, reedy stuff here, its all full-bodied. Weber's love of the oboe shows. The orchestra plays Weber beautifully and the engineers did a great job too.
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5
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    		Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5

    Manufacturer: Teldec
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    Release Date: 2001-07-03
    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 10 - Rudolf Barshai (2 CD Set)
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      		Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 10 - Rudolf Barshai (2 CD Set)

      Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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      ASIN: B000KSXS5Q

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      CD1 Symphony No. 10 Reconstruction and instrumentIon after Mahler"s sketches by Rudolf Barshai 1. Adagio 2. Scherzo 3. Purgatorio 4. Allegro pesante 5. Finale Total time 74"06 Recording: September 12, 2001 CD 2 Symphony No. 5 1 Trauermarsch, in gemessenem Schritt, streng wie ein Kondukt 2. Sturmisch bewegt, mit grb"sster Vehemenz 3. Scherzo, kraftig, nicht zu schnell 4. Adagietto, sehr langsam 5. Rondo-Finale, allegro giocoso Total time 69"33 Recording 1999, Philharmonie Berlin Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Rudolf Barshai, conductor
      Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-10
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        		Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-10

        Manufacturer: Chandos
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000000B1W
        Release Date: 1997-11-18

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.1: I Langsam, schleppend; Im Anfang sehf gemachlich
        2. Symphony No.1: II Kraftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
        3. Symphony No.1: III Feierlich ung gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
        4. Symphony No.1: IV Sturmisch bewegt
        5. Symphony Movement 'Blumine': Andante allegretto

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.3: Part I -I. Kraftig. Entschieden
        2. Symphony No.3: Part II - II. Tempo di Menuetto. Sehr massig
        3. Symphony No.3: Part II - III. Comodo. Scherzando

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.3: IV. Sehr langsam. Misterioso.
        2. Symphony No.3: V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck
        3. Symphony No.3: VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
        4. Symphony No.3: I Allegro maestoso

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.2 'Resurrection': II Andante moderato
        2. Symphony No.2 'Resurrection': III In ruig fliessender Bewegung -
        3. Symphony No.2 'Resurrection': IV Urlicht: Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
        4. Symphony No.2 'Resurrection': V Im Tmepo des Scherzos

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.4: I. Bedachtig
        2. Symphony No.4: II. In gemachlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast
        3. Symphony No.4: III. Ruhevoll
        4. Symphony No.4: IV. Sehr behaglich

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.5: Part I - I. Trauer Marsch
        2. Symphony No.5: Part I - II: Sturmisch bewegt, mit grossen Vehemenz
        3. Symphony No.5: Part II - III: Scherzo : Kraftig, nicht zu schnell
        4. Symphony No.5: Part III - IV: Adagietto: Sehr langsam
        5. Symphony No.5: Part III - V: Rondo-Finale: Allegro - Allegro giocoso. Frisch

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.6: I Allegro energioc, ma non troppo
        2. Symphony No.6: II Scherzo: Wuchtig
        3. Symphony No.6: III Andante moderato

        Tracks:

        1. Symmphony No.6: IV Finale: Allegro moderato
        2. Symphony No.7: I Langsam - Allegro con fuoco
        3. Symphony No.7: II Nachtmusik: Allegro moderato

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.7: III Scherzo: Schattenhaft - Trio - Wieder wie zu Anfang
        2. Symphony No.7: IV Nachtmusik: Andante amoroso
        3. Symphony No.7: V Rondo-Finale: Allegro ordinario
        4. Symphony No.8: Part I - Hymnis: Veni, creato spitius: Veni, Creator Spitius -
        5. Symphony No.8: Part I - Hymnis: Veni, creato spitius: Infirma nostri corporis

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: (Poco adagio)
        2. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Waldung, sie schwankt heran
        3. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Ewiger Wonnebrand
        4. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Fussen
        5. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Gerrettet ist das edle Glied -
        6. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest
        7. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Hochste Herrscherin der Welt
        8. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Dir, der Unberuhrbaren
        9. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Ber der Liebe, die den Fussen
        10. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche -
        11. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Blicket auf zum Retterblik
        12. Symphony No.8: Part II - Schluss: Alles Vergangliche

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.9: I Andante comodo
        2. Symphony No.9: II Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Landlers: Atwas tappisch und sehr derb
        3. Symphony No.9: III Rondo - Burleske. Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No.9: IV Adagio
        2. Symphony No.10: Adagio

        Amazon.com

        Leif Segerstam's unsung Mahler cycle offers outstanding performances of Symphonies No. 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and very good versions of Symphonies No. 4 and 5. Elsewhere, Segerstam can be a bit perverse--particularly in the dementedly slow first movement of Symphony No.2--but he's a first-class musician, and he brings great conviction to everything that he does. Not a first recommendation, perhaps, but Mahler fans will still have a good time. --David Hurwitz
        Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-10 (Complete) - Lorin Maazel & The Vienna Philharmonic
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          		Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-10 (Complete) - Lorin Maazel & The Vienna Philharmonic
          Gustav Mahler , Agnes Baltsa , Kathleen Battle , Pamela Coburn , Simon Estes , Brigitte Fassbaender , and Lorin Maazel
          Manufacturer: Sony
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          Release Date: 1992-03-10

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