The Best Mahler 3?

[HighlandDougie]

Karafan's link as re-posted by Ams is the one which I used as well. It came relatively speedily.

[Bryn]

Are the Jansons CDs of the same performance as this YouTube offering?

[Nick Armstrong]

Poor bassoonists and oboists are taking a bit of an ear-bashing from the spare horn-players alongside, aren't they?!

[Petrushka]

I used the link that karafan gave in message #54 Pet ...

http://www.amazon.de/Mahler-Symphoni...rds=B005WV7GNG

Cheers, duly ordered. Disappointed in Jansons RCO recording of the 3rd so hope this is better.

I see that there is a Mahler 5 from Jansons and the BRSO. I recall a superb performance in the RFH on Remembrance Sunday 2007 and wonder if anyone has heard this recording?

[Karafan]

Now arrived from Moskitos. Possibly - no, not possibly, it was - the best live Mahler 3 I've heard was conducted by Jansons (others include Abbado and Haitink) and this brought back why I thought so at the time - it's so good that I immediately wanted to listen to it again. I can only assume that contractual reasons involving the RCO version are the reason why it was confined to BRSO subscribers, rather than being released more widely. Deepest thanks to Karafan for pointing out its existence.

So pleased you love it too HighlandDougie - it really is hors concours!

K

[BBMmk2]

Are the Jansons CDs of the same performance as this YouTube offering?

Tempting!! :)

[Karafan]

I don't think you'll be disappointed BBM and that seller (Moskitos) is top class!

Bryn: I assume it is the same recording - the CD states it was recorded in Munich's Philharmonie im Gastieg, between 8th-10th December 2010.

K.

[amateur51]

This performance recommendation could do for Mahler symphony no 3 what Caliban's recommendation did for Mahler symphony no 7 played by BPO/Gielen on Testament a while back, Karafan

[Karafan]

This performance recommendation could do for Mahler symphony no 3 what Caliban's recommendation did for Mahler symphony no 7 played by BPO/Gielen on Testament a while back, Karafan

Haha! I'm "here to help" Ammy!

[amateur51]

Haha! I'm "here to help" Ammy!

Very happy to be helped in this way, Karafan

[Petrushka]

I see that there are other Jansons Mahler issues from BR Klassik that have not been issued in the UK. The recording of the Resurrection looks prohibitively expensive but the 5th looks a decent proposition.

Jansons seems much more at home with the BRSO than he does with the Amsterdammers so it comes as no surprise that he has resigned from the RCO and kept his BRSO position.

[Stanfordian]

I see that there are other Jansons Mahler issues from BR Klassik that have not been issued in the UK. The recording of the Resurrection looks prohibitively expensive but the 5th looks a decent proposition.

Jansons seems much more at home with the BRSO than he does with the Amsterdammers so it comes as no surprise that he has resigned from the RCO and kept his BRSO position.

Hiya Petrushka, I was in Munich for that Jansons recording of the Resurrection. I have the recording on Blu-ray. The atmosphere in the Philharmonie was electric and it will stay long in the memory. I was particularly delighted by the two soloists Anja Harteros and Bernarda Fink. The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks is a wonderful orchestra.

[BBMmk2]

Have I missed a post about the DVD of Abb ado and the Lucernes? I know I have mentioned it but oit, to my ears, at any rate, seems to be a rather special performance.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

#56 & #61, Bbm.

[BBMmk2]

Thanks Ferney.