A Mahler Centennial Symphony Cycle… No box-set required!

A Listmania! list by Michael Lee Davis "Mikie" (Finland)
 
Mahler - Symphony No. 1
1.  Mahler - Symphony No. 1 by Michael Tilson Thomas
The list author says:
  "This entirely idiomatic and very satisfying performance has the double benefit of magnificent, middle-of-the-hall sound and the incomparable San Francisco Symphony. Enthrawling."
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Symphony No 2 Resurrection
2.  Symphony No 2 Resurrection by Mahler
The list author says:
  "After 20 years of living with and thoroughly enjoying Rattle's Mahler 2nd, it's still a very strong first choice."
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Mahler - Symphony No 3, York Höller - Der Ewige Tag
3.  Mahler - Symphony No 3, York Höller - Der Ewige Tag by Semyon Bychkov
The list author says:
  "If you thought Mahler's 3rd symphony was "excellent sleeping music," wait until you hear this! Mahler at his most thunderous!"
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Symphony 4
4.  Symphony 4 by Mahler^Battle^Maazel^Vpo
The list author says:
  "This is the finest Mahler's 4th available - for two reasons: the VPO strings are unmatched in the Viennese idiom and Kathleen Battle was sent from heaven to sing the fourth movement."
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Mahler: Symphony No.5
5.  Mahler: Symphony No.5 by Gustav Mahler
The list author says:
  "Leonard Bernstein can be very eccentric in Mahler, but his eccentricity works to our benefit in Mahler's most inaccessible symphony. A triumph from Trauermarsch to Rondo-Finale!"
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Mahler: Symphony No.6
6.  Mahler: Symphony No.6 by Gustav Mahler
The list author says:
  "I cannot agree with people who dislike Mahler's 6th symphony; I love it, and especially Sir Simon's uncompromising Birmingham Symphony performance. Oh, Alma!"
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Mahler: Symphony 7
7.  Mahler: Symphony 7 by Gustav Mahler
The list author says:
  "Mahler's 7th needs a true "modernist" at the helm and Leonard Bernstein has proved that fact since the early 1960s. Simply stunning!"
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Mahler: Symphony No.8
8.  Mahler: Symphony No.8 by Gustav Mahler
The list author says:
  "Speaking of stunning, Claudio Abbado, his dream cast (of seemingly thousands!) and the BPO will make you wish that you too lived in Berlin. Unforgettable!"
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
9.  Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler
The list author says:
  "Das Lied is extremely personal and everyone will have their favourite  recording and simply loath others. My heart fell unreservedly for Baker, Kmentt and Kubelik. Cuique suum!"
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
10.  Mahler: Symphony No. 9 by Berliner Philharmoniker
The list author says:
  "Far and away the finest and most convincing performance of Mahler's Viennese coup de gras. Spellbinding!"
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Mahler - Symphony No 10
11.  Mahler - Symphony No 10 by Gustav Mahler
The list author says:
  "Most of Mahler's 10th symphony is only a breath away from the inevitable atonal sound-world of Webern, Schönberg and Berg. Michael Gielen & Co. oblige brilliantly!"
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Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Rückert-Lieder; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
12.  Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Rückert-Lieder; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen by Gustav Mahler
The list author says:
  "Dame Janet Baker is arguably the greatest singer of Mahler Lieder that has ever lived. I have no doubt that you will soon find yourself agreeing with me."
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Mahler: Das Klagende Lied
13.  Mahler: Das Klagende Lied by Gustav Mahler
The list author says:
  "Not to complain (pun intended), but Mahler's earliest published work has never struck a lasting chord in my mind. If you must hear this, Chailly's RSO Berlin recording will be the most endearing."
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Michael Lee Davis "Mikie" (Finland)
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Last updated: 04/09/2010
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