Post by m***@comcast.netPost by makropulosAgree enthusiastically about Klemperer - there are some excellent
others (Abbado/Lucerne Festival being the most recent), but Klemperer
superb in so many ways. And it sounds wonderful in its latest
remastering.
For a first Resurrection, I wouldn't recommend the comparatively
straight-laced Klemperer as a first choice, but
rather either the Sony or DG Bernstein, Scherchen, Kubelik on Audite,
or even Stokowski on BBC (the transfer of
which I haven't heard, owning the earlier M&A).
Marc Perman
It's all been said before here: commercially my favorite it the
Scherchen (but try to find it on lp with a black and red stereo label
pressing/wise); Walter NY Phil in stereo; Bernstein NY phil (his first
recording); Stoky (albeit the Victor has a cut finale); Barbirolli:
here are some of my Mahler holdings:
Symphony No. 2 in c minor, "Resurrection" (1887-1894):
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Ländler: Andante moderato
III. Scherzo: In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
IV. "Urlicht" (Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht)
V. Im Tempo des Scherzo's - Wild herausfahrend
John Barbirolli, South German Radio Symphony; Donnath, Finnila; South
German Chorus (live broadcast April 1970, stereo) CM 720
Leonard Bernstein, New York Phil; Collegiate Chorale (Abraham Kaplan,
director); Jennie Tourel, mezzo-soprano; Lee Venora, soprano. cor
COLUMBIA M2Q 604 (stereo, 7½ speed)
Leonard Bernstein, New York Phil; Westminster Choir (Joseph
Flummerfelt, chorus master); Barbara Hendricks, soprano; Christa
Ludwig, contralto (rec New York City April, 1987; 24:53; 12:04; 11:24;
6:18; 39:58) 2 cass Deutsche Grammophon 423 395-4 (digital stereo)
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic; Curtin, Resnik, Rutgers
Chorus (live broadcast Feb 20, 1960) CM 406, CM 407
Eliahu Inbal, Frankfurt Radio Sym Orch; Chorus of Nordeutscher
Rundfunk, Hamburg (chorus master: Werner Hagen); Helen Donath,
sorprano; Doris Soffel, alto (rec Frankfurt: March 28/29, 1985; 22:41;
11:13; 11:25; 5:50; 33:53) 2 cd DENON 60C37-7603 4 (stereo, DDD)
Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orch and Chorus (chorus m., Wilhelm Pitz);
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano; Hilde Rossl-Majdan, mezzo-soprano (rec.
ca 1963; 18:58; 10:29; 11:44; 19:05+19:08 {4th and 5th mvts}). cor
Angel ZB 3634 (stereo, 7½ speed)
Hermann Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Mimi Coertse, soprano;
Lucretia West, alto; Vienna Academy Chorus (24:45; 11:45; 12:23; 6:48;
37:29; rec June 1958) 2cd MCA CLASSICS MCAD2-9833 (AAD)
Leopold Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra (Janette Moody, Louise
Parker; stereo, in house, April 6, 1971) BM 17
Leopold Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra; Janette Moody, Louise
Parker; (stereo, in house 4/4/71 and 4/6/71) CM 460 (2nd source)
Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra; Elizabeth Harwood; Janet
Baker; BBC Chorus; BBC Choral Society - live broadcast, 1963) CM 623
Leopold Stokowski, no orchestra listed; "Rae Woodland", Janet Baker
(rec 1963) Private recording PR-19N
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra; Veronica Tyler, Lucia Godoy;
Singing City Choir (in house Nov 7, 1967) CM 585, CM 586
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra; Veronica Tyler, Lucia Godoy,
Singing City Choir (in house Nov 7, 1967) CM 582 (2nd source)
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra; Veronica Tyler, Lucia Godoy,
Singing City Choir (in house Nov 7, 1967) CM 338 (3rd source)
don't have the Sinopoli but would like to get his complete Mahler if I
find it cheap enough!
Hauser