Mahler: Symphonie no 1, Lieder/Kubelik, Fischer-Dieskau

Track Listings

1. Sym No.1: Langsam Schleppend. wie ein Naturlaut - Im Anfang sehr gemachlich

2. Sym No.1: Kraftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell - Trio. Recht gemachlich

3. Sym No.1: Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen

4. Sym No.1: Sturmisch bewegt

5. Songs of a Wayfarer: Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht

6. Songs of a Wayfarer: Ging heut' morgen ubers Feld

7. Songs of a Wayfarer: Ich hab' ein gluhend Messer

8. Songs of a Wayfarer: Die zwei blauen Augen

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Here's a delightful coupling: Mahler's First Symphony and the song cycle that donated many of its themes to the larger work. Best of all, both performances are superb. Rafael Kubelik is the dark horse among Mahler conductors. His interpretations are always fresh, unforced, and seemingly without exaggeration. However, he knows how to build a climax, and his generally swift tempos never permit a minute's boredom. There are many moments to cherish in his performance of the symphony, not least the delicious woodwind playing and the tangy trumpets in the third movement's Fiddler on the Roof music. Reissued at midprice in excellently remastered sound--better than most new digitals in many respects--this is a performance that remains one of the best, and as a coupling it's unbeatable. --David Hurwitz

Tracks:

Sym No.1: Langsam Schleppend. wie ein Naturlaut - Im Anfang sehr gemachlich
Sym No.1: Kraftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell - Trio. Recht gemachlich
Sym No.1: Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
Sym No.1: Sturmisch bewegt
Songs of a Wayfarer: Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
Songs of a Wayfarer: Ging heut' morgen ubers Feld
Songs of a Wayfarer: Ich hab' ein gluhend Messer
Songs of a Wayfarer: Die zwei blauen Augen

Amazon.com essential recording

Here's a delightful coupling: Mahler's First Symphony and the song cycle that donated many of its themes to the larger work. Best of all, both performances are superb. Rafael Kubelik is the dark horse among Mahler conductors. His interpretations are always fresh, unforced, and seemingly without exaggeration. However, he knows how to build a climax, and his generally swift tempos never permit a minute's boredom. There are many moments to cherish in his performance of the symphony, not least the delicious woodwind playing and the tangy trumpets in the third movement's Fiddler on the Roof music. Reissued at midprice in excellently remastered sound--better than most new digitals in many respects--this is a performance that remains one of the best, and as a coupling it's unbeatable. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Very Good Mahler. Excellent for the price........2007-02-07

Rafael Kubelik's Mahler Symphonie Nr. 1 is just a bit better than the one I just reviewed by Riccardo Chailly on London. However, this CD is much better than the London issue, as the filler material is yet another rendition of superstar baratone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau doing 'Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer). His rendition is different, but of equal quality to his rendition on the EMI recording I recently reviewed. If I want to listen to Mahler's 'orchestral songs', I prefer getting a full CD, but as a filler to another Mahler work, it can't be beat.

By far the best Mahler First out there..........1999-12-09

I like this recording even more than Bernstein's on DG since Kubelik doesn't twist and turn the music until it becomes something else. Bernstein's tempi are really quite dragging and there are too many places where he gets sentimental (trio of the second movement, for example). Not so with Kubelik. In this recording, everything is fresh yet powerfully expressive, and the final triumph is overwhelming. Fischer-Dieskau's voice fits the Wayfarer Songs like a glove. These recordings are fully worthy of their "classic" status.

Well worth looking for!.......1999-08-20

I already had two recordings of Mahler's First Symphony before. But I didn't have this one. I heard so many great reviews of this recording, and so I finally decided to buy this recording. And I was amazed! The performance was exhilarating, as it was exciting. I would definitely recommend this recording to anyone looking for a recording of Mahler's First. END

Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Songs of a Wayfarer

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Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Songs of a Wayfarer

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000E4FQ
Release Date: 1990-05-01

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1. Sym No.1: Langsam Schleppend. wie ein Naturlaut - Im Anfang sehr gemachlich
2. Sym No.1: Kraftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell - Trio. Recht gemachlich
3. Sym No.1: Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
4. Sym No.1: Sturmisch bewegt
5. Songs of a Wayfarer: Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
6. Songs of a Wayfarer: Ging heut' morgen ubers Feld
7. Songs of a Wayfarer: Ich hab' ein gluhend Messer
8. Songs of a Wayfarer: Die zwei blauen Augen