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Mahler: The Symphonies

Imported ed., Collector's Edition

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Leonard Bernstein Format: Audio CD
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Unsurpassed in many people's opinions, this 11-CD set of recordings captures Leonard Bernstein at his very best. Including the Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 5.24 x 1.02 inches; 9.03 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Deutsche Grammophon
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2010
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 17, 2010
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Deutsche Grammophon
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0033QC0WY
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 11
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  • Mr John Haueisen
    5.0 out of 5 stars a box of love letters
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2010
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    I consider this the best single Mahler collection available, because it is rehearsed and conducted by Leonard Bernstein, whose life and passion brought about a worldwide appreciation for Mahler's music.

    Bernstein appeared transfixed or transported to another world when he was conducting Mahler. He told orchestras that Mahler left the best blueprint--extremely detailed scores--so that all a conductor would need is to follow the score. But Bernstein then added that his display of emotion was to try to persuade the orchestra and audience to love the music as he did.

    Special highlights of this collection are a performance of Mahler's 6th that is so transparent that listeners can easily hear the cowbells both in the first and fourth movements. In Mahler's 2nd there is a wonderful pairing of Christa Ludwig and Barbara Hendricks. Ludwig appears again in the 3rd with the plaintive, "O, Mensch!" The 4th features a boy soprano, Helmut Wittek, in an effort to capture what Mahler intended as a simple, guiless, child's view of heaven. The "cast" for the Symphony of a Thousand is likewise impressive and effective.

    No one could have poured more of his soul and life into Mahler's music than did Lenny. Because of my love and appreciation for Mahler and for Bernstein, I can't help but believe that Mahler would find Lenny's interpretations inspiring and for all time. This collection is a box of love letters to the listener from Gustav Mahler and from Lenny.

    For those who would like a more detailed description of the contents of this collection, here is a listing, all conducted, of course, by Bernstein:

    Symphony 1 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Symphony 2 New York Philharmonic
    Christa Ludwig, contralto
    Barbara Hendricks, soprano
    Joseph Flummerfelt, chorus master

    Symphony 3 New York Philharmonic
    New York Choral Artists, Flummerfelt
    Christa Ludwig, contralto
    Philip Smith, posthorn

    Symphony 4 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
    Tolzer Knabenchor
    Helmujt Wittek, boy soprano

    Symphony 5 Vienna Philharmonic

    Symphony 6 Vienna Philharmonic

    Symphony 7 New York Philharmonic

    Symphony 8 Konzertvereingung
    Wiener Staatsopernchor Walter Hagen-Groll
    Wiener Singverein
    Wiener Sangerknaben
    Wiener Philharmoniker
    Rudolf Scholz, organ
    Margaret Price, soprano I Magna Peccatrix
    Judith Blegen, soprano II Una poenitentium
    Gerti Zeumer, soprano III Mater gloriosa
    Trudeliese Schmidt, contralto I Mutter Samaritana
    Agnes Baltsa, contralto II Maria Aegyptiaca
    Kenneth Riegel, tenor, Doctor Marianus
    Hermann Prey, baritone, Pater ecstaticus
    Jose van Dam, bass, Pater profundus

    Symphony 9 Royal Concertgebouw

    Symphony 10 Adagio Wiener Philharmoniker
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  • JS in AZ
    5.0 out of 5 stars THE reference recording of the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2014
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    This set was a revelation to me. I have always adored Bernstein's interpretation of the great composer, going back to his earlier Columbia Masterworks recordings of the 1960s. I replaced them with Solti's driven, relentless interpretations as recorded on London (Decca) in the 1970s and '80s, only because the recorded sound was superior to CBS' New York Philharmonic recordings. But Lenny is unique, and I only recently discovered his 1980s live recordings with DGG. Firstly, the technical, sonic, quality is first-rate, and the recordings are, yes, "idiosyncratic," that is, Lenny's heart-on-sleeve (but what HEART!) interpretations, but they stand out as unique and in my mind the best, most heart-felt readings of the master's art. I await the latest remastering of Bernstein's Columbia recordings with great anticipation (Carnegie Hall Presents set on Sony Classical). Most highly recommended: the greatest interpreter of the genius of Gustav Mahler in the 20th century. Lenny, we miss you, and hoped you would never die--nevertheless you have left us with these and other great recordings.
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  • philprof
    4.0 out of 5 stars terrible packaging
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2024
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    These sticky leaved cd inserts are idiotic. Who thought of that? Worthless and potentially bad for the discs, if any residue goes from fingers to disc
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  • JPLOPERA
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un grand Mahlérien ...
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2013
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    Rien à redire, tout ici reflète une grande interprétation d'un des plus grands interprète de Mahler en maestro Bernstein et les superbes orchestres ici en vedettes. Il ne vous manque que l'intégrale de Bruno Walter.
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  • Achim Huesgen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bernstein's Mahler Circle
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2010
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    In my opinion the most reliable set of recording of Mahler's Symphonie circle. Three great orchestras, known for their Mahler interpretation, great solists, and Bernstein at his best.
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  • G. Kooyman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good wine needs no bush
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2010
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    Good wine needs no bush. Mahler and Bernie are the highest quality. Really top!Only DGG wasn't very smart in the partition over the Cd's.
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  • SimoTocca
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cinque stelle! E solo perché non ce ne sono sei...!
    Reviewed in Italy on October 27, 2011
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    La più bella integrale delle Sinfonie di Mahler in circolazione, senza se e senza ma! È un'affermazione perentoria, ne sono perfettamente consapevole, ma la faccio senza inibizioni o falsi pudori. In ogni sinfonia c'è il cuore che ci ha messo il grande Lenny nell'interpretare l'amatissimo Mahler. Il segreto di Bernstein: non vergognarsi di esaltare il lato kitsch, il grande rumore per il rumore, di questa musica, specie in alcuni passaggi cruciali. Direi l'esatto opposto di Abbado, che non a caso di Mahler è l'altro interprete sublime ed irrinunciabile. Questi due grandi direttori ci fanno vedere infatti questa musica in cui il lato grottesco si intreccia a quello sublime, da punti di vista opposti e simmetrici, ma egualmente legittimi e anzi appropriati. Nella prima sinfonia, nella quinta e nella sesta Bernstein riesce ad essere più coinvolgente, nella seconda, terza, quarta e settima continuo a preferire Abbado. Sull'ottava e sulla nona se la giocano alla pari ed è difficile dire quale versione è la più bella. Per tornare a questo box, ci sono tre orchestre diverse coinvolte, tutte ovviamente ai massimi livelli: il Concertgebow di Amsterdam, la New York Philarmonic e la Wiener Philarmoniker.
    Queste interpretazioni degli anni '80 di Lenny sono assai diverse rispetto quelle degli anni '50-'60 e, se queste ultime hanno il fascino della "prima scoperta e della freschezza", le incisioni di questo cofanetto portano con se tutta la dolorosa maturazione del grande direttore americano, che in qualche modo, proprio per il suo percorso esistenziale riesce ad identificarsi ancora meglio con Mahler.
    La tecnica di ripresa del suono si attesta quasi sempre su livelli eccezionali, sempre in DDD eccetto l'ottava in ADD e live recording.
    Un cofanetto peraltro eccezionalmente conveniente se acquistato durante le campagne promozionali, a meno di 5 euro a CD.
    Un MUST assoluto per tutti gli appassionati di musica, mahleriani o no! Buon ascolto a tutti...
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  • richard
    5.0 out of 5 stars extrovert Mahler
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2010
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    These recordings tend to the bold, brash and undeniably thrilling. At the price they are an absolute steal.

    In general there is an extrovert 'heart-on-sleeve' approach to each symphony so sometimes one might long for a little more restraint or 'good taste' (although what Mahler would have thought of the concept of 'good taste' is a moot point). Inevitably, no one conductor is going to provide one's favourite version of each and every Mahler symphony but, if one admires the daring qualities in Mahler's orchestration, Bernstein is likely to be near the top of the list. For an antidote, try Abbado.

    The recording quality of these 1980's recording is good enough for all but the most dedicated audiophile.
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  • Jose
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Sony o DG, ésa es la cuestión. ¿Cuál es más digna acción del ánimo... ?"
    Reviewed in Spain on December 30, 2015
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    Yo generalmente soy partidario de hacer popurrí en los ciclos sinfónicos (La primera de Bruno Walter, la segunda de Klemperer, la tercera de Bernstein DG, la cuarta de Karajan, la quinta de Bernstein DG, la sexta de Barbirolli, la séptima de Klemperer, la octava de Solti, la novena de Bernstein en Berlín.... en fin, cada uno tendrá sus preferencias).

    Pero a veces es sumamente interesante ver todo un ciclo a través del mismo prisma. Por ello aquí hablamos de Bernstein, y no de Bernstein contra los demás, se trata de Bernstein contra Bernstein.
    Este director tiene dos etapas muy bien marcadas en su carrera, hablando a grandes rasgos: dos orquestas distintas, dos discográficas distintas, y en nuestro caso dos ciclos de Mahler distintos. La primera en Sony con la Filarmónica de Nueva York, la segunda en Deutsche Grammophon con diversas orquestas (la Filarmónica de Viena preferentemente). Normalmente al acercarse a este director la contraposición de sus grabaciones en ambas etapas da muchos dolores de cabeza, y aquí no es menos. Al principio era dinámico, puro fuego juvenil. Al finales de los 70 y durante los 80 su personalidad se impuso y salieron versiones más pausadas, saboreadas, podríamos decir, llenas de idiosincrasias (geniales si te gustan, horribles si no).

    Volviendo a Mahler. El sonido en Sony es muy bueno, un poco seco en general, aunque no tanto aquí como en otras grabaciones. Es en estudio y estéreo, quejarse mucho sería vicio. La nueva edición con las carátulas originales es fantástica (además es más barata). Las interpretaciones son frescas y la ejecución de la NYPO es de nota. Primera, Segunda, Tercera y Sexta excepcionales; Octava regular.
    La personalidad del director se impone en todo momento, sin embargo las excentricidades están menos marcadas.

    El sonido de DG ya si es completamente impresionante, las orquestas son de primerísima fila y lo dan todo para Bernstein. A nivel orquestal lo veo más conseguido, incluso la propia NYPO me gusta más aquí que antes, salvando las diferencias. La quinta, la sexta y la novena (¿Es preferible la de Berlín a esta de Amsterdam?: desde luego la de Berlín es más dramática si cabe, pero la ejecución de la obra globalmente me gusta más en la aquí comentada. Se pierde dramatismo en favor de suavidad y calidez, que cada cual elija) son de lo mejor que se ha grabado en este compositor, las demás están todas a un nivel altísimo -particularmente es esta mi tercera preferida, con un movimiento final tremendo, bello, profundo, trascendente-. El Adagio de la décima es acojonante (si), no van a encontrar algo igual en ningún otro sitio.

    Defectos, que los hay:
    Los tiempos tienden a ralentizarse, los clímax son más impresionantes que nunca (lo cual no tiene por qué ser bueno siempre, a veces se excede, rompiendo el fluir natural de la música). La octava no se le dio igual de bien que el resto nunca y aquí eso no cambia (lo que no quiere decir que sea mala, simplemente uno prefiere a Sinopoli, Mitropoulos o Solti). El niño soprano de la cuarta no viene muy a cuento y yo sinceramente no entiendo el por qué de tal elección; que si, que canta bien -de hecho muy bien-, pero ¡la obra es para soprano! La séptima es una obra muy compleja, difícil de interpretar y de comprender, y Bernstein no hace mucho por desenredar las cosas.

    Concluyendo: A pesar de los fallos considero este ciclo como el mejor del mercado (yo me rindo ante la personalidad de Bernstein contra la objetividad de Haitink, por ejemplo); sin embargo su ciclo para Sony me parece espléndido y animo a los que dudáis a comprar cualquiera de los dos sin miedo a equivocaros, ambos son de 10.

    Otros ciclos a tener en cuenta: Tennstedt, Rattle, Solti, Haitink, Chailly... Cuantos más mejor.
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  • Peter Barthelmes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Der beste Mahler - Zyklus von Leonard Bernstein
    Reviewed in Germany on June 25, 2021
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    Es gibt zwei Mahler - Zyklen von Leonard Bernstein , dieser zweite ist reifer und wird dem großen Wiener Meister auch mit den besseren Orchstern gerechter.
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  • M. Hannan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Mahler cycle
    Reviewed in Australia on December 4, 2023
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    I own both this set and the Boulez one and while I enjoy both, to my ears the Boulez have better recording quality.
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