List your Mahler favourite Symphonies.

[laredo]

I'm just fond to know your favourite Mahler works.

This is my collection and i'm listening for the first time the entire cycle:
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 1 - C. Abbado, BPO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 1 - I. Markevitch, Orch. Nat. de France, 1967
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 1 - L. Bernstein, NYPO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 1 - L. Bernstein, RCO, 1987
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 1 - M. Janssons, RCO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 1 - R. Chailly, RCO, 1995
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 2 - C. Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orch
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 2 - P. Boulez, BBC, F. Palmer, T. Troyanos, BBC Symph. Chorus
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 2 – L. Bernstein, LSO, S. Armstrong, J. Baker
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 3 - B. Haitink, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, M. Forrester
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 3 – C. Abbado, WPO, J. Norman
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 4 - B. Walter, Wiener Philarmoniker
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 4 - C. Abbado, WPO, F. Von Stade
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 4 - Tennstedt, Popp, LPO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 4 - W. Mengelberg, J. Vincent, RCO, 1939
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 4 (vers. da camera di K. Simon) - Ortolani, Bacelli, Karabtchevsky, 2007
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 5 - B. Maderna, Orch. sinf. di Milano della RAI
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 5 – C. Abbado, BPO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 5 - L. Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 5 - M. Janssons, RCO, 2007-08
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 6 - C. Abbado, BPO, 2004
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 6 - L. Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 6 - M. Janssons, LSO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 6 - M. Janssons, RCO, 2005
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 7  - B. Maderna, Orch. RAI Milano, 1971
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 7 - C. Abbado, Orch. sinf. di Chicago
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 7 - G. Noseda, BBCPO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 8 - C. Abbado, BPO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 8 – L. Bernstein, WPO, M. Price, H. Prey, J. van Dam, 1975
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 8 - R. Chailly, RCO, 1995
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 9 - C. Abbado, BPO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 9 - C. Abbado, WPO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 9 - L. Bernstein, BPO, 1979
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 9 - L. Bernstein, Concertgebouw di Amsterdam
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 9 - O. Klemperer, New PO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 10 (Adagio) – C. Abbado, WPO
Mahler - Sinfonia n. 10 (Adagio) - P. Jarvi, Orch. sinf Radio Francoforte

[jochanaan]

My favorite Mahler symphony?  The one I'm listening to!

[Brian]

This is my collection and i'm listening for the first time the entire cycle:

Wow, if you're listening for the first time to the entire cycle, you did a lot of collecting first! Here is my complete Mahler collection:

Mahler - Symphony No 1 - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Rafael Kubelik [Audite not DG]
Mahler - Symphony No 2 - Budapest Festival Orchestra - Ivan Fischer
Mahler - Symphony No 10, adagio - can't remember the orchestra - Rafael Kubelik

I am quite happy with Kubelik's First - it's a staggering, glittering performance - but the only other Mahler symphony that I like is the Eighth. And Antoni Wit's recording is good enough for me there.

P.S. My least favorite Mahler is the Fifth, which is tough for me to even tolerate... though I've only heard 1, 2, 5, and 8, so maybe the others will be more to my taste?

[Brahmsian]

Mahler - Symphony No 2 - Budapest Festival Orchestra - Ivan Fischer

Love this recording, Brian.

[Brian]

Love this recording, Brian.

I love the performance, but aside from the last ten minutes I find the symphony incredibly boring.

[Brahmsian]

I love the performance, but aside from the last ten minutes I find the symphony incredibly boring.

  I don't find anything boring about Mahler.  However, those last ten minutes are some of the most exciting moments in any symphony.

[Opus106]

  I don't find anything boring about Mahler.

*Cough*Eighth symphony*Cough*

[Brian]

*Cough*Eighth symphony*Cough*

See, that's how weird Mahler is, that I can find the Second Symphony boring and the Eighth fantastic!

[Brahmsian]

*Cough*Eighth symphony*Cough*

Well........until recently, I would agree.  However, the last time I listened to the 8th, I generally enjoyed it.  Especially the Part II.

[Sergeant Rock]

My list of favorites, desert island picks in bold.

MAHLER SYMPHONY #1 D MAJOR HONECK PITTSBURGH
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #1 D MAJOR (DG)   BERNSTEIN  CONCERTGEBOUW
]MAHLER   SYMPHONY #1 D MAJOR   HORENSTEIN   LSO
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #1 D MAJOR LIVE 1979   KUBELIK   SOBR
MAHLER SYMPHONY #1 D MAJOR HONECK PITTSBURGH
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #1 D MAJOR   SVETLANOV  RUSSIAN STATE SO
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #1 D MAJOR WITH BLUMINE   JUDD  FLORIDA PHIL

MAHLER   SYMPHONY #2 C MINOR   KAPLAN   VIENNA PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #2 C MINOR (DG)   BERNSTEIN  NEW YORK
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #2 C MINOR   BOULEZ   VIENNA PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #2 C MINOR   MAAZEL   VIENNA PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #2 C MINOR   SLATKIN   ST.LOUIS

MAHLER   SYMPHONY #3 D MINOR   HORENSTEIN   LSO
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #3 D MINOR   LEVINE   CHICAGO
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #3 D MINOR   BERNSTEIN  NEW YORK
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #3 D MINOR   HAITINK   CONCERTGEBOUW


MAHLER   SYMPHONY #4 G MAJOR   MAAZEL   VIENNA PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #4 G MAJOR   BOULEZ   CLEVELAND
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #4 G MAJOR   SZELL   CLEVELAND
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #4 G MAJOR   SINOPOLI    PHILHARMONIA
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #4 G MAJOR (1939)   MENGELBERG   CONCERTGEBOUW
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #4 G MAJOR   SVETLANOV   RUSSIAN STATE SO

MAHLER   SYMPHONY #5 C SHARP MINOR   DOHNÁNYI   CLEVELAND
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #5 C SHARP MINOR   CHAILLY   CONCERTGEBOUW
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #5 C SHARP MINOR   NEUMANN   GEWANDHAUS LEIPZIG
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #5 C SHARP MINOR   KUBELIK   SOBR
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #5 C SHARP MINOR   STENZ   GÜRZENICH O KÖLN
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #5 C SHARP MINOR   BOULEZ   VIENNA PHIL

MAHLER   SYMPHONY #6 A MINOR   SOLTI   CHICAGO
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #6 A MINOR (DG)   BERNSTEIN   VIENNA PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #6 A MINOR   KARAJAN   BERLIN PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #6 A MINOR   SZELL   CLEVELAND
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #6 A MINOR   CHAILLY   CONCERTGEBOUW
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #6 A MINOR LIVE 1983   TENNSTEDT   LPO
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #6 A MINOR   SINOPOLI   PHILHARMONIA
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #6 A MINOR   ESCHENBACH   PHILADELPHIA

MAHLER   SYMPHONY #7 E MINOR   KLEMPERER   NEW PHILH
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #7 E MINOR (SONY)  BERNSTEIN  NEW YORK
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #7 E MINOR   BARENBOIM  STAATSKAPELLE  BERLIN
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #7 E MINOR   MAAZEL  VIENNA PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #7 E MINOR   ABBADO  BERLIN PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #7 E MINOR   BOULEZ CLEVELAND

MAHLER   SYMPHONY #8 E FLAT   CHAILLY   CONCERTGEBOUW
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #8 E FLAT  (DG)   BERNSTEIN VIENNA PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #8 E FLAT   SOLTI   CHICAGO
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #8 E FLAT   SINOPOLI   PHILHARMONIA
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #8 E FLAT   OZAWA   BOSTON

MAHLER   SYMPHONY #9 D MAJOR (LIVE 1982)  KARAJAN  BERLIN PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #9 D MAJOR   HAITINK   CONCERTGEBOUW
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #9 D MAJOR   KLEMPERER   NEW PHILHARMONIA
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #9 D MAJOR   SINOPOLI   PHILHARMONIA
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #9 D MAJOR (LIVE 1969) SZELL  CLEVELAND

MAHLER   SYMPHONY #10 F SHARP MAJOR (COOKE)   ORMANDY   PHILADELPHIA
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #10 F SHARP MAJOR (BARSHAI)   BARSHAI   JUNGE DEUT PHIL
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #10 F SHARP MAJOR (COOKE)   SANDERLING   BERLIN SO
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #10 F SHARP MAJOR (WHEELER)   OLSON   POLISH NAT RSO
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #10 F SHARP MAJOR (MAZZETTI)   LOPEZ-COBOS   CINCINNATI
MAHLER   SYMPHONY #10 F SHARP MAJOR (CARPENTER) LITTON   DALLAS

MAHLER   DAS LIED VON DER ERDE   HAITINK   CONCERTGEBOUW  BAKER/KING
MAHLER   DAS LIED VON DER ERDE   BARENBOIM   CHICAGO    MEIER/JERUSALEM
MAHLER   DAS LIED VON DER ERDE   SANDERLING   BERLIN SO  FINNILA/SCHREIER
MAHLER   DAS LIED VON DER ERDE   KLEMPERER   PHILH  LUDWIG/WUNDERLICH
MAHLER   DAS LIED VON DER ERDE   KUBELIK   SOBR  BAKER/KMENTT


Sarge

[DavidRoss]

Favorite symphonies or favorite recordings?

I suppose my favorite is Das Lied von der Erde.  Favorite recordings must include Klemperer with Ludwig & Wunderlich, Boulez with Urmana & Schade, Kubelick with Baker & Kmentt, MTT with Skelton & Hampson, and Herreweghe with Remmert & Blochwitz in Schoenberg & Riehn's reduction for chamber orchestra.

Next would probably be the 4th in a tie these days with the 3rd, then the 5th, 2nd, and 9th right on their heels, closely followed by the 1st, 7th, and 6th, with the 8th trailing.  In all of these I'm likely to choose recordings by most of the same conductors as above (excepting Herreweghe), but notably adding Bernstein, Sinopoli, and perhaps Chailly for most, Fischer for the 4th, Barshai for the 5th & 10th (his completion), and Nagano for the 8th.

Welcome to GMG, laredo!  (another Texan?)

[Sergeant Rock]

Favorite symphonies or favorite recordings?

Good question. I might have misunderstood what the OP wants from us. In any case, my favorite Mahler symphonies really are all ten plu Das Lied so I'll let my post stand.

Sarge

[mahler10th]

1.  Mahler 1 - Gielen - SWGSO
2.  Mahler 2 - Simon Rattle - CBSO
3.  Mahler 3 - Boulez
4.  Mahler 4 - Neumann - CPO
5.  Mahler 5 - Inbal - FRSO
6.  Mahler 6 - Tennstedt - LSO
7.  Mahler 7 - Bernstein - VPO
8.  Mahler 8 - Horenstein
9.  Mahler 9 - Tennstedt - LSO
10.  Adagio only - Kubelik - BRSO

[laredo]

No, DavidRoss, not Texan but Italian. So sorry for bad language. Anyway i mean r favourite symphonies, not recording.

[MDL]

I love the performance, but aside from the last ten minutes I find the symphony incredibly boring.

(choke! splutter!)

Mahler 2 blew my socks off when I first heard it when I was about 8. It continues to amaze and enthral me almost 40 years later.

Each to their own, of course.

[DavidRoss]

No, DavidRoss, not Texan but Italian. So sorry for bad language. Anyway i mean r favourite symphonies, not recording.

Laredo, your language is not bad at all.  Your English is molto superiore to my lingua italiana! 

[Brahmsian]

6.  Mahler 6 - Tennstedt - LSO

9.  Mahler 9 - Tennstedt - LSO

Oh yeah!!! 

[val]

Symphony n. 1 -   Walter (Columbia), Horenstein (LSO), Kubelik (BRO)

Symphony n. 2 -   Walter (NYPh), Klemperer (Philharmonia), Mehta (VPO)

Symphony n. 3  -   Charles Adler (VKO), Haitink (Concertgebow)

Symphony n. 4  -   Szell (Cleveland), Reiner (Chicago), Walter (VPO)

Symphony n. 5  -    Bernstein (VPO)

Symphony n. 6  -    Karajan (BPO), Bernstein (VPO)

Symphony n. 7  -    Bernstein (NYP), Rattle (Birmingham)

Symphony n. 8  -    Bernstein (VPO), Ozawa (Boston)

Symphony n.  9  -   Bernstein (BPO), Ancerl (CPO)

Symphony n. 10 (Adagio) -  Bernstein (VPO)

Das Lied von der Erde  -  Klemperer (Ludwig, Wunderlich) , Walter (ferrier, Patzak)

[MishaK]

As always, hard to pick, but if pressed, I'd say:

Das klagende Lied: MTT/SFSO
1. Kubelik/BRSO
2. Haitink/RCO
3. Haitink/CSO
4. Kletzki/Philharmonia
5. Chailly/RCO
6. Solti/CSO
7. Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin
8. Chailly/RCO
9. Ancerl/Czech PO
10. Barshai/junge deutsche Phil
dLvdE. Giulini/BPO

[Mirror Image]

Favorite Mahler symphonies in order:


Symphony No. 1 - Kubelik, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orch.
Symphony No. 2 - Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Symphony No. 3 - Boulez, Vienna Philharmonic
Symphony No. 4 - Levine, Chicago Symphony Orch.
Symphony No. 5 - Abbado, Chicago Symphony Orch.
Symphony No. 6 - Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw
Symphony No. 7 - Abbado, Chicago Symphony Orch.
Symphony No. 8 - Tennstedt, London Philharmonic
Symphony No. 9 - Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
Symphony No. 10 (version by Deryck Cooke) - Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic