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Focused weighty playing;the charm of the childlike movements,the mighty storm that blows through the gentle pastures of the second movement,and suitably hard-hitting judgment day climaxes. --BBC Music Magazine,sept 2010
one of the TOP ALBUMS OF 2010 --Sunday Times
one of the TOP ALBUMS OF 2010 --Sunday Times
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Yvonne Kenny, soprano - Jard Van Nes, mezzo-soprano - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Klaus Tennstedt, direction
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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I thoroughly agree with the other commentators of this stunning performance and recording. I was very fortunate to hear Klaus Tennstedt and the LPO and chorus perform Mahler 2 at the Royal Festival Hall during the early 1980's. I was hoping that magnificent performance might make it on to CD. However, this recording is akin to a dream come true! May I say first of all it is very moving and revealing in detail. Mahler 2 has been well served on disc however this has to go to the top of the list. Klaus Tennstedt's studio Mahler 2 is good but this live version far outstrips it in terms of performance and recording. Much praise and gratitude has to go to Tony Faulkner the sound engineer and his associates. The finale is amazing and certainly outstrips the much overhyped reviews by a well known Classical music magazine of Ivan Fischer's rendition on Channel Classics. The soloists and choir are exemplary. At last we are rewarded with a realistic organ sound that many recordings fail to convey. I could go on indefinitely about this jewel of a recording. I will conclude this review by honouring the memory of a great Mahlerian, Klaus Tennstedt, who loved the LPO and Chorus and who in turn played and sang out their hearts for him. If you love the Music of Gustav Mahler then this recording is a must....truly a Ten Star rating and at the asking price a give away!
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I second everything that all previous reviewers have said about this recording - it is one of the most powerful performances of any Mahler symphony I have heard. Before buying this recording, I owned the old Klemperer EMI and a rare release of Barbirolli and the Berlin Phil on Testament - both of these recordings are marvelous in their own ways, Klemperer for his driven, stark and unsentimental reading, Barbirolli for that special warmth that only he could bring to Mahler. The LPO and Tennstedt however are in another league. Recorded live in Feb 1989, this recording not only has amazing sound quality (you can really hear the inner details of Mahler's orchestration - more so than in the Klemperer or Rattle recordings), but also sounds 'natural', considering the restrictions of the acoustic from the old Royal Festival Hall.
By looking at the timings of each movement, you may think that it is stretched just a bit too much. All I can say is - IGNORE timings - they tell you nothing whatsoever about how dynamic and colourful a performance can be. I once heard a comment that 'the wrong tempo in the right hands can work', simply because of the genuine conviction that the conductor and players bring to the performance. (By 'wrong', I think the person meant 'unconventional', whatever that is...!) Anyway, that's irrelevant here. The LPO play superbly - creating an amazingly rapt tone in the strings when needed, and tremendous bite and articulation in the wind and brass - it made me think that they really were a world-class orchestra under Tennstedt.... Read more ›
By looking at the timings of each movement, you may think that it is stretched just a bit too much. All I can say is - IGNORE timings - they tell you nothing whatsoever about how dynamic and colourful a performance can be. I once heard a comment that 'the wrong tempo in the right hands can work', simply because of the genuine conviction that the conductor and players bring to the performance. (By 'wrong', I think the person meant 'unconventional', whatever that is...!) Anyway, that's irrelevant here. The LPO play superbly - creating an amazingly rapt tone in the strings when needed, and tremendous bite and articulation in the wind and brass - it made me think that they really were a world-class orchestra under Tennstedt.... Read more ›
38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
By rjmcr
Format:Audio CD
There must have been some anxious moments at the British Geological Survey on the night of February 20th 1989 as this cataclysmic account of Mahler's Symphony No.2 unfolded at the Festival Hall in London. Never mind five stars; this performance should be measured on the Richter Scale.
Unlike the other reviewer, I wasn't lucky enough to be there on the night but I have been hoping and praying that a live Tennstedt Resurrection would appear soon on either the LPO's own label or BBC Legends. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would be as good as this.
I can't remember ever being so startled or moved by a performance of a work I know so well. Through his instrumental phrasing and tempos Tennstedt seems to bring out more of the tragedy, tension and nobility in this music than anyone else I've heard. The second movement Andante Moderato in particular is a real ear-opener with an extraordinary array of string tone but a slight emphasis towards the lower strings. This completely changes the mood of the music from the slightly sentimental interlude we are used to hearing to something altogether more bitter. In fact, it is not until the fourth movement Urlicht that we achieve the first sense of relief and it becomes the true turning point of the symphony that Mahler intended. It's utterly hypnotic and beautifully sung by Jard Van Nes, even if her rich, smoky voice does just run out of puff on the last word due to Tennstedt's broad and taxing tempo.
And so to the mighty finale. At 39 minutes it's even longer than Bernstein's NYPO recording on DG. In fact, timings are pretty similar throughout and this new release is one of the longest on record.... Read more ›
Unlike the other reviewer, I wasn't lucky enough to be there on the night but I have been hoping and praying that a live Tennstedt Resurrection would appear soon on either the LPO's own label or BBC Legends. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would be as good as this.
I can't remember ever being so startled or moved by a performance of a work I know so well. Through his instrumental phrasing and tempos Tennstedt seems to bring out more of the tragedy, tension and nobility in this music than anyone else I've heard. The second movement Andante Moderato in particular is a real ear-opener with an extraordinary array of string tone but a slight emphasis towards the lower strings. This completely changes the mood of the music from the slightly sentimental interlude we are used to hearing to something altogether more bitter. In fact, it is not until the fourth movement Urlicht that we achieve the first sense of relief and it becomes the true turning point of the symphony that Mahler intended. It's utterly hypnotic and beautifully sung by Jard Van Nes, even if her rich, smoky voice does just run out of puff on the last word due to Tennstedt's broad and taxing tempo.
And so to the mighty finale. At 39 minutes it's even longer than Bernstein's NYPO recording on DG. In fact, timings are pretty similar throughout and this new release is one of the longest on record.... Read more ›
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By C. Browning
Format:Audio CD
I have several recordings of Mahler's 2nd Symphony but this completely eclipses all of them. On first hearing it I was absolutely astounded by the depth of emotion conveyed by this wonderful performance -- I was reduced to tears at the finale. I have never experienced a recording like this, I was hearing instruments at a new level; Tennstedt has given me an insight to Mahler that I had not known before. If you like his music, then this terrific recording is simply not to be missed. Thank you Claus Tennstedt and the London Philharmonic!
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Being slightly skeptical about the glowing reviews of Tennstedt's Mahler, I first purchased his live 8th for a proper recording - and boy was I blown away. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Andreas
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This is a good recording of the Mahler 2nd. I have been comparing it with the Walter, Klemperer (live), and Rattle recordings, which I pulled off the shelf as the best in... Read more
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All of this is true! I have been collecting recordings of Mahler Symphonies for years and this one is in a very special class. Read more
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This recording really is as special as the reviewers say it is. Just buy it: you won't be disappointed.
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