Mahler: Symphonie No. 1/ Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

On this CD:

1. Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan")
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Kletzki

2. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, cycle of 4 songs for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Halle Orchestra with Dame Janet Baker
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

3. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, cycle of 4 songs for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Halle Orchestra with Dame Janet Baker
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

4. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, cycle of 4 songs for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Halle Orchestra with Dame Janet Baker
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

5. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, cycle of 4 songs for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Halle Orchestra with Dame Janet Baker
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

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

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ASIN: B00000E4FQ
Release Date: 1990-05-01

Mahler: Symphonie No. 1/ Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

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An Incomplete Mahler First
Magnificent Mahler

Mahler: Symphonie No. 1/ Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Manufacturer: T-Rax Basic Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004T0LV
Release Date: 2000-05-02

Customer Reviews:

An Incomplete Mahler First.......2004-05-11

Paul Kletzki was an erratic Mahler conductor. While his Mahler 4th with the Philharmonia is one of the all-time great readings of that score, this Mahler 1st with the Vienna Philharmonic has some serious shortcomings. Unlike Horenstein's great First on Vox, this Kletzki fails to take the repeat in the 1st movement, thereby destroying its balance. Even worse, there is a 16 bar cut in the coda of the finale - when I first heard it on LP, I got up to see if my needle had skipped! Kletzki made even larger cuts in his Mahler 9th with the Israel Philharmonic, once on Angel LPs.

I would skip this Kletzki First and seek better alternatives. My favorites in stereo are Horenstein's later LSO recording on Unicorn and the Kubelik/Bavarian Radio on DG. Some mono issues worth a hearing include Horenstein's early Vox CD (my over-all favorite) and two "sleepers" - the F. Charles Adler/Vienna Sym. live 1952 concert reading on Tahra (coupled with a fabulous Bruckner 6th), and the Ernest Borsamsky/Berlin Radio (Dante/Lys).
Forget this Kletzki - it does not represent him at his best.

Magnificent Mahler.......2003-12-11

This was an impulse buy that I tossed in my Amazon shopping cart a few months back in order to get free shipping. This budget-line title from the Disky label, which licensed these recordings from EMI, features Paul Kletzki conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in Mahler's Symphony No. 1. My first introduction to Kletzki as a conductor was via a now out-of-print EMI Seraphim of the 2nd Sibelius Symphony, and the volume dedicated to him in the "Great Conductors of the Century" series (see my review of the latter). The liner notes of the Great Conductors disc heaped praise on Kletzki's Mahler performances, and it's easy to see why. This account of the 1st, along with his Mahler 4th and the Adagietto from the 5th featured on the now out-of-print EMI "Artist Profile" title, are magical, full of powerful expression, revealing the vast intricacies of the music. Even after a first listen I knew it was a performance in the same league as venerable titles by Kubelik, Bernstein, Walter and Scherchen (alas I still need Horenstein). Tacked on to the end of this disc is Janet Baker's incomparable 1967 recording of "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" with Sir John Barbirolli and the Halle Orchestra. Serious Mahler fans will already have this performance on EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century" title, but its inclusion here is terrific, aside from annoying duplication. And at this price, I can even overlook the redundancy.

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