Chailly and Mahler symphony set

Started by samtrb, November 25, 2007, 01:59:51 PM

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Which Mahler symphonies in Chailly's set are the best performed?

No. 1
0 (0%)
No. 2
2 (12.5%)
No. 3
15 (93.8%)
No. 4
3 (18.8%)
No. 5
12 (75%)
No. 6
2 (12.5%)
No. 7
4 (25%)
No. 8
5 (31.3%)
No. 9
8 (50%)
No. 10
5 (31.3%)

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samtrb

November 25, 2007, 01:59:51 PM
I recently acquired Chailly's set to complete my Mahler symphonies, I needed no. 7-8-9-10. but i noticed in the symphonies i know that i prefer my stand-alone recordings especially in no 2 and 5. Chailly seems to me  a bit reserved to deliver the fullest aspect of Mahler music...

not edward

#1
November 25, 2007, 02:06:20 PM
I don't know the 8th well enough to comment on it, but I think the 3rd and 7th are superb performances and the 5th is pretty darn good too. For me, only the 6th is a turkey. Most of the others rank in the good-but-not-great category.

However, I'd gladly have paid the cheap price just for his 3rd and 7th, so I'm happy with it.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

PerfectWagnerite

#2
November 25, 2007, 06:18:12 PM Last Edit: November 26, 2007, 05:32:59 AM by PerfectWagnerite
I have 3, 8 and 9. 3 is stupendous, probably as good as it gets. 9 is very good, not quite on the same level as 3. 8 is not a work I really like so I won't comment.

BorisG

#3
November 25, 2007, 08:12:39 PM
His 3 is good, though Nagano's is my top pick from the past thirty plus years.

Lethevich

#4
November 25, 2007, 10:03:01 PM
(I voted for 10 instead of 9 by accident - fail!)

The 5 and 9 in this set are recordings of these pieces that I often return to. I guess based on the comments so far that if I make a major effort to finally get into the 3rd, this set's recording would be a good choice.
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Wanderer

#5
November 25, 2007, 10:32:10 PM
I particularly like his 10 (much more than Rattle but not more so than Barshai), 9, 5 and 3. I have the whole cycle as individual issues; the fillers are sometimes equally captivating as the symphonies themselves. It would be good to include them in the boxset.

Thom

#6
November 26, 2007, 05:19:09 AM
I like em all. The sound is really stupendous. I choose nos. 3 (by far the best), 5 and 9 although no. 8 is also very good.

Todd

#7
November 26, 2007, 05:26:55 AM
8, 9, and 10 are all excellent, otherwise I find Chailly's set rather dull.
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Hector

#8
November 26, 2007, 06:36:34 AM
I've voted for 3 which should put it ahead of the rest.

I agree with most of the above comments but would add that if I had to choose, and I don't, I would put it ahead of Bertini as a cycle.

However,...

Tapio Dmitriyevich

#9
November 26, 2007, 06:46:00 AM
3 and 6. And I like the #2 Urlicht most here, quality is rather bad, but I love the voice, really.

E d o

#10
November 26, 2007, 06:50:38 AM
His No.3 came out on top in last weeks BBC CD Review. It's been on my pick-up list for a while. The Beeb mentioned that the box contains CDs while the separates are CD/SACD hybrids.
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