Mahler: Symphony No. 2 / Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2000-06-13
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - 'Resurrection': I. Allegro maestoso - Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichen Ausdruck
- Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - 'Resurrection': II. Andante moderato - Sehr gemachlich
- Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - 'Resurrection': III. In ruhig fliesender Bewegung
- Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - 'Resurrection': IV. Urlicht - Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
- Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - 'Resurrection': V. Im Tempo des Scherrzo - Wild herausfahrend
- Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - 'Resurrection': Maestoso. Sehr zuruckhaltend -
- Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - 'Resurrection': Sehr langsam und gedehnt
- Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - 'Resurrection': Aufersteh'n ja auffersteh'n wirst du : Langsam, Misterioso -
- Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - 'Resurrection': O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube : Etwas bewegter
Free Music Notes for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 / Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Free Music Review: Desert Island version of the Mahler 2nd.
Hit: 5 Stars
This is going to be short and sweet.
First, I am going to completely pass on discussing Mehta's interpretation or the Vienna Philharmonic's performance, as well as the individual merits of Miss Ludwig and Miss Cotrubus. I think all that has been thoroughly discussed here already. In other words, everything that can be said, has been said, although perhaps not everyone has had a chance to say it. This is, simply, one of the great performances.
Therefore, in brief, I would like to give a mention to those amazing men and women who twirl the dials: the engineers. This is an analog recording made near the end of the analog era. The art of analog recording had progressed steadily and significantly for over a half century so that, by the time these sessions were held, it had reached its' considerable pinnacle. This is state-of-the-art analog recording. There was simply no where else to go until a whole new way of recording sound, which was, in truth, just around the corner, came along. I may be over romanticizing this, but I can't help but feel Decca's engineers, never ones to turn in a 2nd rate job, went the extra mile for this project. It's as if they knew all the hard work they, their colleagues and predecessors had done over the years was now coming to its' exalted culmination. I sincerely feel the Decca Vienna team must have meant this magnificent recording to be their valedictory to the analog era. This digital re-master reveals layers of sound that could only have been hinted at on vinyl, as if in 1975 they were already looking forward to the day this analog recording would be properly presented in the digital medium.
In short, all involved in this project reached beyond themselves, touched eternity, and bestowed that eternity upon us.
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 / Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Poster
"Beg to report safe delivery of a strong, healthy last movement to my Second. Father and child doing as well as can be expected." So ran Mahler's jubilant message on completion of his "Resurrection" Symphony, which after several years' painful gestation had come together in his mind with a sudden flash of inspiration. It had begun as a single-movement funeral rite, and gradually taken shape under the influence of Schubert's music, but the choral conclusion of Beethoven's Ninth was its Grail. Zubin Mehta's 25-year-old recording is a superb addition to the ranks of contending interpretations. It is lighter on its feet than Bernstein's classic version, with all the elements in Mahler's tonal landscape brought out in high relief: by turns lush, austere, grandiose, and intimate. Here is the Vienna Phil at its best, with two incomparable voices on the bridge--Christa Ludwig's steely mezzo and Ileana Cotrubas's soaring soprano. The "Legendary" on the cover is not hype: This is still as good as it gets. --Michael ChurchClassical Music CDs
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