Mahler: Symphonies 1-9
Isobel Buchanan (soprano - No. 2), Mira Zakai (mezzo - No. 2), Helga Dernesch (mezzo - No. 3), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano - No. 4), Arleen Auger, Heather Harper, Lucia Popp (sopranos - No. 8), Yvonne Minton (mezzos - No. 8), Rene Kollo (tenor - No. 8), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone - No. 8), Martti Talvela...
Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Best Orchestral Performance
Solti's achievement in Mahler has been consistent and impressive, and this reissue is a formidable bargain that will be hard to beat...Solti draws stunning playing from the Chicago Symphony...
Mahler: Symphonies 1-9
Isobel Buchanan (soprano - No. 2), Mira Zakai (mezzo - No. 2), Helga Dernesch (mezzo - No. 3), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano - No. 4), Arleen Auger, Heather Harper, Lucia Popp (sopranos - No. 8), Yvonne Minton (mezzos - No. 8), Rene Kollo (tenor - No. 8), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone - No. 8), Martti Talvela...
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Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Best Orchestral Performance
Solti's achievement in Mahler has been consistent and impressive, and this reissue is a formidable bargain that will be hard to beat...Solti draws stunning playing from the Chicago Symphony...
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Contents and tracklist
Work length56:14
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- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1983-10-10
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
1. Langsam. Schleppend
Track length15:50
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3. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
Track length11:39
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4. Stürmisch bewegt
Track length21:00
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Work length1:21:24
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- Mira Zakai (contralto), Isobel Buchanan (soprano)
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1980-05-05
- Recording Venue: Medinah Temple, Chicago
1. Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ausdruck
Track length20:53
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2. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich
Track length11:19
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3. Scherzo: In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
Track length10:22
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4. "O Röschen rot! Der Mensch liegt in grösster Not!" (Sehr feierlich aber schlicht) Text from Des Knaben Wunderhorn: "Urlicht"
Track length4:50
5. Im Tempo des Scherzo - Langsam misterioso
Track length34:00
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- Helga Dernesch (mezzo-soprano)
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Women's Chorus, Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1982-11-13
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
1. Kräftig. Entscheiden
Track length30:49
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2. Tempo di minuetto. Sehr mäßig
Track length9:49
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3. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast
Track length16:50
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4. Sehr langsam. Misterioso: "O Mensch! Gib acht!" 'O Mensch! Gib acht'
Track length9:56
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6. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
Track length20:42
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- Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1983-04-28
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
1. Bedächtig. Nicht eilen - Recht gemächlich
Track length16:22
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2. In gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast
Track length9:31
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3. Ruhevoll (Poco adagio)
Track length20:03
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4. Sehr behaglich: "Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden"
Track length8:40
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- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1970-03-26
- Recording Venue: Medinah Temple, Chicago
1. Trauermarsch
Track length11:54
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2. Stürmisch bewegt. Mit größter Vehemenz - Bedeutend langsamer - Tempo I subito
Track length13:48
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3. Scherzo (Kräftig, nicht zu schnell)
Track length16:38
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4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam)
Track length9:50
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5. Rondo-Finale (Allegro)
Track length13:39
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Work length1:16:48
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- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1970-04-02
- Recording Venue: Medinah Temple, Chicago
1. Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig aber Markig
Track length21:06
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2. Scherzo (Wuchtig)
Track length12:32
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3. Andante moderato
Track length15:30
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4. Finale (Allegro moderato)
Track length27:40
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- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1971-05-12
- Recording Venue: Krannert Centre, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
1. Langsam - Allegro
Track length21:35
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2. Nachtmusik (Allegro moderato)
Track length15:45
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3. Scherzo
Track length9:15
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4. Nachtmusik (Andante amoroso)
Track length14:43
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5. Rondo - Finale
Track length16:32
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- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1982-05-03
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
1. Andante comodo
Track length30:16
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2. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländler. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb - Poco più mosso subito - Ländler, ganz langsam
Track length17:59
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3. Rondo. Burleske (Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig - Presto)
Track length12:30
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4. Adagio (Sehr langsam)
Track length24:40
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Mahler:
Symphony No.8 in E flat - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Part One: Hymnus "Veni creator spiritus"
Work length23:24
- Heather Harper (soprano), Martti Talvela (bass), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Lucia Popp (soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Helen Watts (contralto), René Kollo (tenor)
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Sängerknaben
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1971-08-30
- Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna
Mahler:
Symphony No.8 in E flat - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Part Two: Final scene from Goethe's "Faust"
Work length56:12
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- John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Martti Talvela (bass), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), René Kollo (tenor), Lucia Popp (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Arleen Auger (soprano)
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Sängerknaben
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1971-08-30
- Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna
Poco adagio: Waldung, sie schwankt heran
Track length14:10
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"Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"
Track length8:07
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Awards and reviews
2010
Solti's achievement in Mahler has been consistent and impressive, and this reissue is a formidable bargain that will be hard to beat...Solti draws stunning playing from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, often pressed to virtuosity, which adds to the electricity of the music-making
