Gustav Mahler - The Symphonies(Jessye Norman, Kiri Te Kanawa, Marilyn Horne, Boston Symphony Orchestra &Seiji Ozawa - 14 CDs - 1980-1990/2002, Philips Track List: CD 1 [53' 54''] Symphonie No. 1 in D major
[composed: 1884-88;First performance: 1889] [1]. I. Langsam. Schleppend(15'54'') [2]. II. Kraftig bewegt(7'25'') [3]. III. Feierlich und gemessen,ohne zu schleppen (10'34'') [4]. IV. Sturmisch bewegt (20'01'') Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, october 1987 CD 2 [31' 13''] Symphony No.2 in Cminor "Resurrection"
[composed: 1888-94; First performance: 1895]
[1] I.Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ansdruck(21'01")
[2] II.Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich (10'12")
CD 3 [48' 38'']
[1] III.In ruhig fließenderBewegung (10'15")
[2] IV.Urlicht. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht (4'54")
[3] V.Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend (9'32")
[4] Maestoso. Sehr zurückhaltend - Wieder zurückhaltend (7'22")
[5] Sehr langsam and gedehnt (2'27")
[6] Langsam. Misterioso ("Aufersteh'n") (6'34")
[7] Etwas bewegter ("O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube") (7'32")
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano ; Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano ; Tanglewood FestivalChorus
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, december 1986
CD 4 [52'33''] Symphony No.6 in A minor
[composed: 1903-04; First performance: 1906] [1] I.Allegro energico, ma nontroppo. Heftig, aber markig (23'40")
[2] II.Scherzo. Wuchtig (13'38")
[3] III.Andante moderato (15'06") CD 5 [64'46"] [1] IV.Finale: Allegro moderato -Allegro energico (30'43") Symphony No.3 in D minor
[composed: 1895-96; First performance of the complete symphony: 1902] Part I [2] I.Kraftig. Entschieden(33'54") CD 6 [63'36"] Part II [1] II.Tempo di minuetto. Sehrmarkig (9'18")
[2] III.Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne hast (16'42")
[3] IV.Zarathustras Mitternaschtslied. Sehr langsam. Misterioso (10'20")
[4] V.Es sungen drei Engel. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck (4'05")
[5] VI.Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden (23'00") Jessye Norman, soprano ; TanglewoodFestival Chorus
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston,February 1992 (No.6), April 1993 (No.3) CD 7 [54'31"] Symphony No.4 in Gmajor
[composed: 1892, 1899-1901; First performance: November 25, 1901]
[1] I.Bedächtig. Nicht eilen - Recht gemächlich (16'20")
[2] II.In gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast (9'04")
[3] III.Ruhevoll. Poco adagio (20'24")
[4] IV.Das himmelische Leben. Sehr behaglich (8'35")
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano (mov.IV)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, November 1987
CD 8 [73'14"] Symphony No.5 in Csharp major
[composed: 1901-1903; First performance: October 18, 1904]
Part I
[1] I.Trauermarsch: In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt(12'52")
[2] II.Stürmisch bewegt. Mit größter Vehemenz (14'53")
Part II
[3] III.Scherzo: Kräftig, nicht zu schnell (17'46")
Part III
[4] IV.Adagietto: Sehr langsam (11'57")
[5] V.Rondo-Finale: Allegro (15'22")
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, September 1990.
CD 9 [62'43"]
Symphony No.7 in E minor
[composed: 1904-05; First performance: September 19, 1908]
[1] I.Langsam - Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo (21'11")
[2] II.Nachtmusik [1]: Allegro moderato (16'45")
[3] III.Scherzo [Schattenhaft] (10'35")
[4] IV.Nachtmusik [2]: Andante amoroso (14'07")
CD 10 [43'15"]
[1] IV.Rondo-Finale: Allegro ordinario - Allegro moderato ma energico(17'51")
Kindertotenlieder **
[composed 1901-1904; First performance: January 29, 1905]
[2] Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n (5'30")
[3] Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen (4'59")
[4] Wenn dein Mütterlein (4'52")
[5] Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen (3'17")
[6] In diesem Wetter (6'33")
** Jessye Norman, soprano
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, March 1989 (No.7), December 1988(Kindertotenlieder). CD 11[23'07"] Symphony No.8 in Eflat major
[composed: 1906; First performance: September 12, 1910]
Part I
[1] Hymnus: Veni, creator spiritus. Allegro impetuoso (23'07")
CD 12 [58'08"]
Part II (Final Scene from the second part of Goethe's Faust)
[1] Poco adagio (8'52")
[2] Waldung, sie schwankt heran. Chor und Echo (13'52")
[3] Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest. Die vollendeteren Engel (6'19")
[4] Dir, der Unberührbaren. Chor (15'07")
[5] Blicket auf zum Retterblick. Doctor Marianus (5'55")
[6] Alles Vergängliche. Chorus mysticus (6'02")
Faye Robinson, soprano I/Magna Peccatrix; Judith Blegen, soprano II/UnaPoenitentium; Deborah Sasson, soprano III/Mater Gloriosa; Florence Quivar,contralto I/Mulier Samaritana; Lorna Myers, contralto II/Maria Aegyptiaca;Kenneth Riegel, tenor/Doctor Marianus; Benjamin Luxon, baritone/PeterExstaticus; Gwynne Howell, bass/Peter Profundus
Tanglewood FestivalChorus; Boston Boy Choir
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, November 1980. CD 13 [56'45"]
Symphony No.9 in D major
[composed: 1908-10; First performance: june 26, 1912]
[1] I.Andante comodo - (10'18")
[2] Mit Wut. Allegro risoluto - (5'39")
[3] Tempo I (11'27")
[4] II.Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb -(2'39")
[5] Poco più mosso subito - (2'30")
[6] Ländler, ganz langsam (10'50")
[7] III.Rondo-Burleske: Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig - (12'41")
[8] Presto (0'33")
CD 14[55'35"]
[1] IV.Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend (26'10")
Symphony No.10 in F sharp minor (unfinished)
[composed: 1910; First performance: 1924]
[2] I.Andante - Adagio (29'14")
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, October 1989, April 1990 [Symphony No.10]
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