Mahler / Bernstein / New York Philharmonic Bernstein Conducts Mahler CD

Sony Classical announces another ten releases in it's popular series of Classical Masters. This new batch of budget-priced sets contains major recording projects by some of the 20th century's most celebrated musicians. Once again, the series offers cornerstones of the orchestral repertoire, including four complete symphony cycles. The young Leonard Bernstein was already at the height of his conducting powers during his 1958-69 reign at the New York Philharmonic, and none of his achievements from that period had greater impact than the complete cycle of Mahler symphonies. Indeed, the 1962 release of the Third, a galvanizing recording that arguably has still not been surpassed, can be said to have launched the "Mahler Renaissance". Other incomparable performances from this landmark set are the Seventh and Eighth. The latest remastered 12-album reissue also includes Bernstein's 1972 live Israel Philharmonic recording of Das Lied von der Erde - "a fine, committed performance... highly enjoyable" (Gramophone) - with soloists Christa Ludwig and Ren? Kollo.

1. Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan" 2. Symphony No. 10: Adagio 3. Gustav Mahler Remembered 4. William Malloch Speaker 5. Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": MVT. I 6. Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": MVTS. Ii-V 7. Lee Venora Soprano ? Jennie Tourel Mezzo-Soprano ? the Collegiate Chorale 8. Symphony No. 3 in D minor: MVT. I 9. Symphony No. 3 in D minor: MVTS. Ii-VI 10. Martha Lipton Mezzo-Soprano ? Women's Chorus of the Schola Cantorum ? Boys' Choir of the Church of the Transfiguration 11. Symphony No. 4 12. Reri Grist Soprano 13. Symphony No. 5 14. Symphony No. 6 "Tragic" 15. Symphony No. 7 16. Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" 17. Erna Spoorenberg ? Gwyneth Jones ? Gwenyth Annear Sopranos 18. Anna Reynolds Mezzo-Soprano ? Norma Procter Contralto 19. John Mitchinson Tenor ? Vladimir Ru?djak Baritone ? Donald McIntyre Bass 20. Leeds Festival Chorus ? Finchley Children's Music Group ? Highgate School Boys' Choir ? Orpington Junior Singers 21. London Symphony Orchestra ; Chorus 22. Symphony No. 9 23. Das Lied Von Der Erde 24. Christa Ludwig Mezzo-Soprano ? Ren? Kollo Tenor ? Israel Philharmonic Orchestra