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Bernstein
Mahler: The Complete Symphonies
& Orchestral Songs

Work details

Vol I

CD 1

Symphony No 1
Concertgebouw Orchestra

Songs of a Wayfarer
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 2

Symphony No 3
(movements 1,2 and 3)

CD 3

Symphony No 3
(movements 4,5 and 6)
Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
New York Choral Artists
Brooklyn Boys Chorus
New York Philharmonic

Symphony No 2 'Resurrection'
(1st movement)

CD 4

Symphony no 2 'Resurrection'
(movements 2,3,4 and 5)
Barbara Hendricks, soprano
Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
Westminster Choir
New York Philharmonic

CD 5

Symphony No 4
Helmut Wittek, soprano (Tölz Boys' Choir)
Concertgebouw Orchestra

CD 6

Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Lucia Popp, soprano
Andreas Schmidt, baritone
Concertgebouw Orchestra

Vol 2

CD 1

Symphony No 5
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 2

Symphony No 6
(movements 1,2 and 3)

CD 3

Symphony No 6
(last movement)
Wiener Philharmoniker

Kindertotenlieder
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 4

Symphony No 7
(movements 1,2,3 and 4)

CD 5

Symphony No 7
(5th movement)
New York Philharmonic

5 Rückert Lieder
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Wiener Philharmoniker

Vol III

CD 1

Symphony No 10: Adagio

Symphony No 8
Part I: Hymnus 'Veni, creator spiritus'

CD 2

Symphony No 8
Part II: Final Scene from Goethe's 'Faust' Part II
Margaret Price, soprano
Judith Blegen, soprano
Gerti Zeumer, soprano
Trudeliese Schmidt, contralto
Agnes Baltsa, contralto
Kenneth Riegel, tenor
Herrmann Prey, baritone
José van Dam, bass
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Singverein
Wiener S¨ngerknaben
Rudolf Scholz, organ
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 3

Das Lied von der Erde
Symphony for tenor, contralto (or baritone) and large orchestra
James King, tenor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 4

Symphony No 9
(movements 1 and 2)

CD 5

Symphony No 9
(movements 3 and 4)
Concertgebouw Orchestra

 

Artist details

Performers as above
Leonard Bernstein
, conductor

 

Recording details

Recording dates: various
Venues: various
Producers: various
Engineers: various
Copyright: 1998 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Pressings: various

DG 459 080-2 DDD/ADD Stereo DIGITALLY REMASTERED
74'00"/64'10"/67'14"/68'45"/57'08"/57'38"/75'03"/53'52"/61'34"/64'05"/ 41'08"/50'27"/59'02"/66'55"/47'34"/41'37" - TT 950'12"

 

Editorial & Design details

Liner notes: Leonard Bernstein (in English); Constantin Floros and Ingeborg Nerius (in German)
English translations: Mary Whittall
French translations: Christian Hinzelin, Dennis Collins, Hélène Chen-Ménissier
German translations: not specified
Cover Photos: Annette Lederer (Bernstein), Centre de Documentation Musicale/BGM (Mahler)
Artist photos: Unitel/Lauterwasser, Arthur Umboh, Feyer, Susesch Bayat, Gabriela Brandenstein, Silvia Lelli, Don Hunstein
Art Direction: Hartmut Pfeiffer
Design: Tanya Dirichs

 

Purchase details

PURCHASE THE DG SET FROM AMAZON

 

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