Mahler, Edith Mathis, Norma Procter, SymphonieOrchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik - Symphonie No 2 Resurrection
Review by Jeshua Soh
Symphonie No 2 Resurrection by Mahler is a masterpiece of classical music. The album features the SymphonieOrchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik, Edith Mathis, and Norma Procter, who all deliver exceptional performances. The album is a live recording of a concert held in Munich in 1979, and it captures the essence of Mahler's work.
The album opens with a powerful and dynamic performance of the first movement. The orchestra's sound is rich and full, and Kubelik's direction is precise and expressive. Mathis and Procter's vocal performances in the fourth and fifth movements are also exceptional. The two sopranos complement each other's voices beautifully, and their duet is one of the highlights of the album.
The album's title, Resurrection, refers to the final movement, which is a grand finale that features the choir and orchestra in full force. The choir's performance is particularly impressive, and their voices add a sense of majesty and grandeur to the piece.
Album: Symphonie No 2 Resurrection
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| II. Andante Moderato | 10:32 | |
| V. Im Tempo Des Scherzo. Wild Herausfahrend | 17:32 | |
| III. (Scherzo). In Ruhig Fliessender Bewegung | 10:06 | |
| Langsam. Misterioso | 13:30 | |
| IV. "Urlicht". Sehr Feierlich, Aber Schlicht | 4:56 | |
| I. Allegro Maestoso | 19:36 |
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Formats
- CD
- Album
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- Remastered
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Deutsche Grammophon GmbH |
| Copyright (c) | Deutsche Grammophon GmbH |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Chorus | Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks |
| Composed By | Gustav Mahler |
| Conductor | Rafael Kubelik |
| Contralto Vocals | Norma Procter |
| Orchestra | Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks |
| Soprano Vocals | Edith Mathis |
Notes
- Recorded: February and March 1969; München, Residenz, Herkules-Saal
- Total Run Time 76:12
Barcodes
- Barcode: 0 28947 85184 4
- Label Code: LC 00173
About Mahler, Edith Mathis, Norma Procter, SymphonieOrchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik
Austrian composer and conductor.
Born 7 July 1860 in Kalischt, Bohemia (today Kaliště, Czech Republic) and died 18 May 1911 in Vienna, Austria.
Gustav Mahler (German pronunciation: ; was a late-Romantic Austrian-Bohemian composer and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer, he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 the music was discovered and championed by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century.
Born in humble circumstances, Mahler showed his musical gifts at an early age. After graduating from the Vienna Conservatory in 1878, he held a succession of conducting posts of rising importance in the opera houses of Europe, culminating in his appointment in 1897 as director of the Vienna Court Opera (Hofoper). During his ten years in Vienna, Mahlerwho had converted to Catholicism from Judaism to secure the postexperienced regular opposition and hostility from the anti-Semitic press. Nevertheless, his innovative productions and insistence on the highest performance standards ensured his reputation as one of the greatest of opera conductors, particularly as an interpreter of the stage works of and . Late in his life he was briefly director of New York's and .
He wed fellow composer and musician on 9 March 1902. They had two daughters, Maria Anna Mahler (03.11.1902-05.07.1907) & .
Mahler's œuvre is relatively smallfor much of his life composing was a part-time activity, secondary to conductingand is confined to the genres of symphony and song, except for one piano quartet. Most of his ten symphonies are very large-scale works, several of which employ soloists and choirs in addition to augmented orchestral forces. These works were often controversial when first performed, and were slow to receive critical and popular approval; an exception was the triumphant premiere of his Eighth Symphony in 1910. Mahler's immediate musical successors were the composers of the Second Viennese School, notably , and . and are among later 20th-century composers who admired and were influenced by Mahler. The International Gustav Mahler Institute was established in 1955, to honour the composer's life and work.
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