BaL 16.02.13 - Mahler's 6th Symphony in A minor

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Whoa!!

Not available in Tesco's as far as I'm aware, Bbm!

[Alison]

I understand some folk swear by the MTT version.

[Petrushka]

I understand some folk swear by the MTT version.

This is another one I have. Considering it was recorded in the same week as the 9/11 attacks in 2001 it oddly seems to lack that sense of tragic intensity that would have been expected. Perhaps the recorded sound is to blame for the fact that it never really takes off.

[Alison]

This is another one I have. Considering it was recorded in the same week as the 9/11 attacks in 2001 it oddly seems to lack that sense of tragic intensity that would have been expected. Perhaps the recorded sound is to blame for the fact that it never really takes off.

My instincts were right then ! I have never bothered with this one despite good, even ecstatic, reports on american websites.

[Barbirollians]

I think I should probably buy the Szell - his Mahler 4 is a delight .

The live Testament Barbirolli - really is fabulous it should be in the collection of every lover of this symphony - well so should his studio version but I am biased.

I should like Chailly to record it again - his Proms performance was excellent.

[Petrushka]

My instincts were right then ! I have never bothered with this one despite good, even ecstatic, reports on american websites.

The Amazon reviews are extremely positive, particularly in respect of the SACD sound, so perhaps I ought to try it again. I have to say that there are several recordings of the Mahler 6 sitting on my shelves that I haven't heard for years.

[Nick Armstrong]

Came across this interesting link whilst digging! Some nostalgic names there... and others happily still around, Alison!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbradio3/html/NF7497567?thread=5081827

[Barbirollians]

My toddler evidently approves of the Barbirolli ! When he pressed the remote control this afternoon and the opening movement came on he marched round the living room and objected with remarks of " More " tapping the speakers when I turned it off - trying to watch the rugby !

I am reminded that I forgot about the Mitropoulos on the Great Conductors series - a terrific account of the work.

[EdgeleyRob]

Cards on the table then.

VPO Bernstein (complete set).
VPO Boulez.
BPO Karajan.

I've been reminded by a friend that I have four Mahler 6's.
She borrowed my complete Kubelik set about a year ago

[teamsaint]

I've been reminded by a friend that I have four Mahler 6's.
She borrowed my complete Kubelik set about a year ago

Schoolboy error, i am afraid. Like leaving the centre half unmarked at a corner.
I am still waiting for the return of my copies of the first two U2 albums, Hong Kong Garden by Siouxsie, and a free album that came with the Skids third LP.

Not that I hold a grudge. They just NEVER come back.
(hope you get the Mahler back, ER, sure you will !!)

[Beef Oven]

Schoolboy error, i am afraid. Like leaving the centre half unmarked at a corner.
I am still waiting for the return of my copies of the first two U2 albums, Hong Kong Garden by Siouxsie, and a free album that came with the Skids third LP.

Not that I hold a grudge. They just NEVER come back.
(hope you get the Mahler back, ER, sure you will !!)

Had to re-buy many LPs on account of this phenomenon. ::

However, to my eternal shame, I never returned the 12" copy of Alexi Sayle's "Ullo John! Gotta New Motor" to the guy that lent it to me circa 1983.

As more time passed, the harder it got to sensibly return it. The guy that lent it to me died in a car crash in Epping Forest four years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGMTCfjnP6Y

[Flosshilde]

You wouldn't say that if you came round here! I'm hopelessly impractical so what I've got is ready assembled. Either that or CD's are piled up in every available bit of floor space!

Sure you don't live in Gramex?

[jayne lee wilson]

Quick note to recommend Kondrashin to Mahlerian eager-beavers who want another go... SWR better recorded, but Leningrad Phil more intense, VERY fast (65'40 or 68'24 without repeat), was going to say if you like truculence a la Horenstein/Barbirolli/Thom Sanderling then not for you, but why not shock yourself with the utter opposite!

Get the Leningrad one, shocking as a sixth should be.

[Petrushka]

Sure you don't live in Gramex?

Probably straying well off topic here, I suppose, but Gramex is responsible for a huge pile of second-hands accumulated in London trips over several Prom seasons.

[akiralx]

Two of my three favourite versions are missing from the list, presumably owing to unavailability:

Boston SO/Leinsdorf
VPO/Dohnanyi

The other one is BPO/Karajan...