Since you are interested in Mahler: Symphony No 1, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Symphony No 2 'Resurrection' / Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor - Adagio Elena Mosuc (soprano) Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo-soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra & chorus / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "This really is a very appealing performance, and even in a crowded field I can easily imagine it giving Mahlerians a good deal of pleasure." (ClassicsToday 9/9) |
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Symphony No. 3 in D minor London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Gergiev brings out all the moods and feelings in this symphony with enormous success, from the relentless strength and vigour in the first movement, to beauty and delicacy elsewhere...highly recommendable." (ClassicalSource.com) |
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Mahler: Symphony No 6 London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] 'Orchestra and conductor sounded not only well prepared but also totally in harmony. Every detail, every phrase had an irrefutable sweep and logic. That's something to be prized ... the music oozed tension' Financial Times (UK) |
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Symphony No 7 London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] BBC Music Magazine: Disc of the Month September 2008 - "Hand on heart, I can't think of another recording of this symphony that not only brings so many of its extraordinary features to life, but ultimately balances them so satisfyingly. Thoroughly... |
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Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' Viktoria Yastrebova, Ailish Tynan, Ludmila Dudinova, Lilli Paasikivi / London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2009 ] "two performances bringing Gergiev's Mahler cycle to a triumphant close. Gergiev caught the crucial moment of expectation to perfection. But in the end it was the shattering power of several hundred voices, an expanded orchestra and full cathedral... |