In 2014, Warner Classics released a budget set of Klaus Tennstedt's EMI recordings of Gustav Mahler's nine completed symphonies and the Adagio from the unfinished 10th, a genuine treasure to the conductor's many fans. This 2015 set from LPO Live is not a complete survey of the symphonies, but a selection of Tennstedt's live recordings with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, consisting of Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with baritone Thomas Hampson; the Symphony No. 1 in D major; two different performances of the Symphony No ...
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In 2014, Warner Classics released a budget set of Klaus Tennstedt's EMI recordings of Gustav Mahler's nine completed symphonies and the Adagio from the unfinished 10th, a genuine treasure to the conductor's many fans. This 2015 set from LPO Live is not a complete survey of the symphonies, but a selection of Tennstedt's live recordings with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, consisting of Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with baritone Thomas Hampson; the Symphony No. 1 in D major; two different performances of the Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection," featuring Heather Harper and Doris Soffel in the 1981 recording, and Yvonne Kenny and Jard van Nes in the 1989 version; the Symphony No. 6 in A minor; and the Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, the so-called "Symphony of a Thousand." The selectiveness of this set and the rather high price tag for nine CDs may make even dedicated Mahlerians cautious, but serious collectors who prize scarce Tennstedt performances may consider this set worthwhile. Even so,...
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