Admirers of Bernard Haitink's conducting may already have enjoyed Mahler's Symphony No.9 with the Concertgebouw from a Prom which is to be found on my website, although they have kept quiet about it! Nevertheless two more selections are available namely
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.6 with the same orchestra and Mahler's Symphony No.2 ,"The Resurrection" from the London Philharmonic Orchestra
with the BBC Men's Chorus, BBC Choral Society, London Philharmonic Choir and soloists: Margaret Price (soprano) and Norma Procter (contralto). The Tchaikovsky was the last item in the concert and is followed by an encore to general merriment. I did not know Mahler2 so I have no point of comparison as to quality but it seems pretty good to me. There is more harmonic invention than I find in the symphonies I know better 1,4,5 and 9. Maybe there are one or two borders who were at these concerts!! You will find these three selections and much, much more at
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.6 with the same orchestra and Mahler's Symphony No.2 ,"The Resurrection" from the London Philharmonic Orchestra
with the BBC Men's Chorus, BBC Choral Society, London Philharmonic Choir and soloists: Margaret Price (soprano) and Norma Procter (contralto). The Tchaikovsky was the last item in the concert and is followed by an encore to general merriment. I did not know Mahler2 so I have no point of comparison as to quality but it seems pretty good to me. There is more harmonic invention than I find in the symphonies I know better 1,4,5 and 9. Maybe there are one or two borders who were at these concerts!! You will find these three selections and much, much more at
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