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With nine new recordings of Mahler’s epic Resurrection Symphony this year alone, which rises above the rest?
Source: The Guardian · Published
The second – the ‘Resurrection’ – was the first Mahler symphony ever to be recorded, and it is still today an essential work in any conductor’s catalogue. But with hundreds of recordings, from Ormandy to Bernstein and Rattle, which does our reviewer recommend? Is it something in the water? Or is it simply that triumph over adversity sells in today’s uncertain world? Whatever the reason, Mahler’s…
Key points
- The second – the ‘Resurrection’ – was the first Mahler symphony ever to be recorded, and it is still today an essential work in any conductor’s catalogue.
- But with hundreds of recordings, from Ormandy to Bernstein and Rattle, which does our reviewer recommend?
- Is it something in the water?
- Or is it simply that triumph over adversity sells in today’s uncertain world?
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