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About the composer Gustav Mahler

Born at Kaliste in Bohemia, the son of a Jewish pedlar, Gustav Mahler later described himself as three times homeless, a Bohemian in Austria, an Austrian among Germans and a Jew throughout the world, everywhere an intruder, never welcomed. His principal musical training was at the Vienna Conservatory, after which he embarked on a career as a conductor which took him to important positions in Budapest, Hamburg and finally at the Vienna State Opera, where he made a number of major reforms. Hostility fomented by sections of the press forced his resignation in 1907, after which he briefly continued a distinguished international career as a conductor, notably in New York, until his death in 1911. As a composer Mahler wrote symphonies that absorbed into their texture and form the tradition of German song in music that reflected in many ways the spirit of the time in which he lived, in all its variety. Mahler completed nine symphonies, leaving a tenth unfinished, in addition to Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), a symphony in all but name, settings of a series of poems derived from the Chinese. The first of the symphonies, sometimes known as ‘Titan’, includes a remarkable ironic funeral march that transforms a nursery tune. Symphonies No.2, No.3, No.4 and No.8 make use of voices, the last of these on a massive scale. The symphonies, in their variety of mood, offer a reflection of the world, with music that may occasionally be garish and yet often reaches unsurpassable heights. In addition to the vocal element in his symphonies, Mahler wrote a number of songs of singular beauty, some of which were re-used in orchestral settings. The songs include settings of poems from the Romantic anthology Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy's Magic Horn), Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) and Rückert's Kindertotenlieder (Songs of the Death of Children).

CDs and DVDs featuring the composer Gustav Mahler

CATALOGUE NR: C336931B  (barcode: 4011790336121)
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.29

TITLE: Orchesterlieder
TRACKS: works by Mahler / Schumann / Martin.
ORCHESTRA: Wiener Philharmoniker
CONDUCTOR: Zubin Mehta and Wolfgang Sawallisch
ARTISTS: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Live recordings 1951-1983

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CATALOGUE NR: 4806151  (barcode: 0028948061518)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 23-Apr-2012

TITLE: The Centenary Edition - A Tribute
TRACKS: CD1 Blow The Wind Southerly. Down By the Sally Gardens. The Keel Row. Ye Banks and Braes. St Matthew Passion BWV244 : Have mercy Lord on me / Grief for Sin (JS Bach). St John Passion BWV245 - English version : All is fulfilled (JS Bach). Bist du bei mir BWV508 (Stolzel JS Bach). Geistliches Wiegenlied Opus 91 Number 2 (Brahms). Kindertotenlieder : Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n / Nun seh' ich wohl warum so dunkle Flammen / Oft denk' ich sie sind nur ausgegangen (Mahler). Samson HWV57 : Return O God of hosts (Handel). Atalanta : Like as the love-lorn turtle - Sung in English (Handel). Messiah : O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion / He was despised (Handel). Serse : Ombra mai fu (Handel). CD2 Orfeo ed Euridice : What is life? (Gluck). Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes. Ma Bonny Lad. Come you not from Newcastle?. Kitty my love. I Know Where I'm Going. Elijah Opus 70 : Oh rest in the Lord wait patiently for Him (Mendelssohn). The Fairy Queen : Hark! the echoing air (Purcell). An die Musik D547 Opus 88/4 (Schubert). Gretchen am Spinnrade D118 (Schubert). Mass in B minor BWV232 : Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris - Gloria / Agnus Dei (JS Bach). Ruckert-Lieder : Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen / Um Mitternacht (Mahler). Das Lied von der Erde : Der Abschied (Mahler).
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

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CATALOGUE NR: 430282  (barcode: 0600554302829)
RECORD LABEL: Arts Archives
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.19
RELEASE DATE: 15-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Alban Berg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Lieder
TRACKS: Vier Lieder Opus 2 : Schlafend tragt man mich in mein Heimatland / Nun ich der Riesen Starksten uberwand / Warm die Lufte es spriesst Gras auf sonnigen Wiesen (Berg). Tagore-Lieder - Rabindranath Tagore : Es war gerade an dem Tag / Der Tag ist schon dahin / Zeit ist endlos Herr / Das ist nun so Wolken / Er kommt / Letztes Lied (Ogermann). Rheinlegendchen. Lob des hohen Verstands. Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt. Verlorne Muh'. Das irdische Leben. Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen (Mahler).
ARTISTS: Brigitte Fassbaender   John Wustman    

- Jun-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 710908  (barcode: 814337011093)
RECORD LABEL: C Major Entertainment
FORMAT: DVD Video  DURATION: 95 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jul-2012

COMPOSER: Alban Berg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011
TRACKS: Lulu Suite: Symphonic Pieces from the opera Lulu for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra. Der Wein: Concert Aria for Soprano and Orchestra (Berg). Das klagende Lied for Solo Voices Mixed Choir and Orchestra - 1898/99 Version (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Pierre Boulez
ARTISTS: Dorothea Roschmann   Anna Prohaska   Anna Larsson   Johan Botha

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo Dolby Digital 5.0 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 95 minutes / Recorded live from Salzburg 2011/ Subtitles: English German French Spanish Korean Chinese - Christmas-2012 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 711004  (barcode: 814337011109)
RECORD LABEL: C Major Entertainment
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray  DURATION: 95 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 28.69
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jul-2012

COMPOSER: Alban Berg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011
TRACKS: Lulu Suite: Symphonic Pieces from the opera Lulu for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra. Der Wein: Concert Aria for Soprano and Orchestra (Berg). Das klagende Lied for Solo Voices Mixed Choir and Orchestra - 1898/99 Version (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Pierre Boulez
ARTISTS: Dorothea Roschmann   Anna Prohaska   Anna Larsson   Johan Botha

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Sound Format: dts-HD MA 5.0 PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 95 minutes / Recorded live from Salzburg 2011/ Subtitles: English German French Spanish Korean Chinese

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CATALOGUE NR: MDG3421354  (barcode: 0760623135427)
RECORD LABEL: Dabringhaus und Grimm
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85
RELEASE DATE: 09-Jan-2006

COMPOSER: Alexander von Zemlinsky  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Trio for violin violoncello and piano in D minor opus 3 (Zemlinsky). Quartet for violin viola violoncello and piano in A minor (Mahler). Verklarte Nacht opus 4 (Schonberg arr. for violin violoncello and piano by Eduard Steuermann).
ARTISTS: Vienna Piano Trio      

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CATALOGUE NR: AUDITE97485  (barcode: 4022143974853)
RECORD LABEL: Audite
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.99

COMPOSER: Alma Mahler  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Lieder
TRACKS: Leise weht ein erstes Bluhn. Kennst Du meine Nachte. Lobgesang. Die stille Stadt. In meines Vaters Garten. Laue Sommernacht. Bei Dir ist es traut. Ich wandle unter Blumen (A Mahler). Frunhlingsmorgen. Erinnerung. Ich ging mit Lust. Scheiden und Meiden. Nicht wiedersehen. Rheinlegendchen. Liebst Du um Schonheit. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (G Mahler).
ARTISTS: Sabine Rittersbursch   Heidi Kommerell    

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564683247  (barcode: 0825646832477)
RECORD LABEL: Warner Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 25-Jan-2010

COMPOSER: Andrea Gabrieli  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Best Of Chanticleer
TRACKS: Deus Deus Meus - Respice In Me (Andrea Gabrieli). Agnus Dei (Michael McGlynn). Como Pod'a Groriosa (Alfonso X de Castille arr. Joseph Jennings). Past Life Melodies (Sara Hopkins). Lullaby from Past Life Melodies (Shawn Crouch). Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Gustav Mahler arr. Clytus Gottwald). Loch Lomond (Traditional arr. RV Williams). Summertime (George / Ira Gershwin arr. Kirby Shaw). Calling My Children Home (Doyle Lawson / Charles Waller / Robert Yates arr. J Jennings). Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronnell arr. J Jennings). Sit Down Servant / Plenty Good Room (Traditional arr. J Jennings).
ARTISTS: Chanticleer      

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CATALOGUE NR: CDX25520  (barcode: 0047163552021)
RECORD LABEL: Vox
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.99

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Otto Klemperer conducts Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony Number 4 in E flat Major 'Romantic' (Bruckner). Symphony Number 7 in E Minor 'Song of the Night' (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra of Radio Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer and Hans Rosbaud

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in 1951 & 1952

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CATALOGUE NR: TAH571572
RECORD LABEL: Tahra
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54
RELEASE DATE: 17-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Bruno Walter Archives
TRACKS: Symphony Number 9 in D minor (Bruckner). Symphony Number 4 in G (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1953 and 1950

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CATALOGUE NR: TAH614615
RECORD LABEL: Tahra
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54
RELEASE DATE: 16-Oct-2006

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony Number 8 in C minor (Bruckner). Symphony Number 6 in A minor (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
CONDUCTOR: Eduard van Beinum

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1955

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CATALOGUE NR: 0184152BC  (barcode: 0782124841522)
RECORD LABEL: Berlin Classics
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.99
RELEASE DATE: 15-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony Number 3 in D minor - 1889 Version (Bruckner). Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen - Songs of a Wayfarer : Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht / Ging heut' morgen uber's Feld / Ich hab' ein gluhend Messer / Die zwei blauen Augen (Mahler). From Jewish Folk Poetry opus 79 : Totenklage / Wiegenlied / Sohnchen schonstes / Abschied / Warnung / Der verlassene Vater / Die grosse Not / Winter / Das schone neue Leben / Lied der Hirtin / Das Gluck (Shostakovitch).
ORCHESTRA: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Kurt Sanderling
ARTISTS: Hermann Prey   Annelies Burmeister   Peter Schreier   Maria Croonen

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CATALOGUE NR: MA1265  (barcode: 0017685126529)
RECORD LABEL: Music & Arts
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 07-Dec-2012

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony Number 3 in D minor WAB103 (Bruckner). Symphony Number 2 in C minor Resurrection (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Charles F Adler
ARTISTS: Anny Felbermayer   Sonja Dreksler    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live 8-Apr-1953 from the Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft and in the studio 29-Mar-1956

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0272  (barcode: 4035122402728)
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.18
RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2005

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.7 in E. Symphony No.8 in C minor (Bruckner). Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Wilhelm Furtwangler
ARTISTS: Alfred Poell      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1949 / 1952

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CATALOGUE NR: HAEN93031  (barcode: 4010276011736)
RECORD LABEL: Hanssler
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 04-Feb-2002

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in D minor - 1977 version (Bruckner). Lohengrin: Preludes to Act I and Act III (Wagner).
ORCHESTRA: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden Baden
CONDUCTOR: Michael Gielen

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CATALOGUE NR: ACC30230  (barcode: 7629999009110)
RECORD LABEL: Accentus Music
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.99
RELEASE DATE: 31-May-2011

COMPOSER: Anton Webern  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Passacaglia for Orchestra opus 1. Variations for Orchestra opus 30 (Anton Webern). Le Chant du Rossignol (Igor Stravinsky). Symphony Number 6 in A minor (Gustav Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Pierre Boulez

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live 2010 - Sep-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: C656052I  (barcode: 4011790656229)
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.50
RELEASE DATE: 10-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Dvorak und seine Zeit
TRACKS: lieder by : Dvorak / Cadman / Ives / MacDowell / Grieg / Brahms / Mahler.
ARTISTS: Thomas Hampson   Barbara Bonney   Michelle Breedt   Georg Zeppenfeld

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 17-Aug-2004 Kleines Festspielhaus Salzburg - Dec-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4781429  (barcode: 0028947814290)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 7 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 28.69
RELEASE DATE: 16-Feb-2009

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Art of Bernard Haitink
TRACKS: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Symphony Number 7 in D minor Opus 70 B141 (Dvorak). Ma Vlast : Die Moldau (Smetana). Symphony Number 8 in B minor D759 'Unfinished' (Schubert). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Symphony Number 7 in A Opus 92 (Beethoven). Boston Symphony Orchestra - Symphony Number 3 in F Opus 90 (Brahms). London Philharmonic - Festklange (Liszt). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Symphony Number 1 in D (Mahler). Tristan und Isolde : Prelude and Liebestod (Wagner). Wiener Philharmoniker - Symphony Number 3 in D minor 1877 version (Bruckner). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Tod und Verklarung Opus 24 (Richard Strauss). La Mer (Debussy). Boston Symphony Orchestra - Ma mere l'oye (Ravel). Berliner Philharmoniker - Scherzo a la russe. London Philharmonic - Le Sacre du printemps (Stravinsky). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 (Bartok). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Francesca da Rimini Opus 32 (Tchaikovsky). London Philharmonic - Symphony Number 10 in E minor Opus 93 (Shostakovich).
CONDUCTOR: Bernard Haitink

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CATALOGUE NR: 4790065  (barcode: 0028947900658)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 07-May-2012

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Love and Longing
TRACKS: Biblical Songs Opus 99 (Antonin Dvorak orchestrated by Vilem Zemanek) : Oblak a mrakota jest vukol neho / Skryse ma a paveza ma ty jsi / Slys o Boze! Slys modlitbu mou / Hospoden jest muj pasty / Boze! Boze! Pisen novou / Slys o Boze! volani me / Pri rekach babylonskych - Psalm 136 / Popatriz na mne a smiluj se nade mnou / Pozdvihuji oci svych Khoram / Zpivejte Hospodinu pisen novou. Sheherazade : Asie / La flute enchantee / L'indifferent (Maurice Ravel). Ruckert-Lieder : Liebst du um Schonheit (orchestrated by Max Puttmann) / Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder / Um Mitternacht / Ich atmet' einen linden Duft / Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Gustav Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Magdalena Kozena      

- Oct-2012 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jul-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Kozena encapsulates and conveys the spectrum of moods with a wealth of understanding and apt vocal inflection.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN24144  (barcode: 0095115244425)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos Twofer
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jul-2012

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Neeme Jarvi - Highlights
TRACKS: Carnival opus 92. Slavonic Dance opus 72 Number 2 (Dvorak). La Melancolie. Bojarernes Indtogsmarsch (Halvorsen). Number 2 from 'Kindertotenlieder' (Mahler). March from 'Fatinitza' (Suppe). Hungarian Dance Number 19 (Brahms). Finale from 'Tanzwalzer' opus 53 (Busoni). Minuetto (Bolzoni). Intermezzo from 'Hary Janos Suite' (Kodaly). La Valse (Ravel). Traume (Wagner arr. Svendsen). Morgen! opus 27 Number 4 (Richard Strauss). Jubel-Overture opus 59 (Weber). Huldigungsmarsch WWV97 (Wagner). Solitude (Ellington). The School for Scandal opus 5. Adagio for Strings opus 11 (Barber). Animato from Symphony Number 1 'Afro-American' (Still). Cantando espressivo from Five Pieces (Eller). Waltz Scene 4 Act II from 'The Tale of the Stone Flower' opus 118 (Prokofiev). Vocalise - vocal version (Rachmaninov). Lyric Waltz from Ballet Suite Number 1. Tea for Two - Tahiti Trot opus 16. Festive Overture opus 96 (Shostakovich). Reverie opus 24 (Scriabin). Credo (Part). Second Song of Lei Melodrama and Jester's Dance from 'The Snow Maiden' opus 12 (Tchaikovsky).
CONDUCTOR: Neeme Jarvi

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

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