Composer: Gustav Mahler
Performer: Martina Arroyo, Erna Spoorenberg, Edith Mathis, Julia Hamari, Norma Procter, Donald Grobe, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Franz Crass, Eberhard Kraus
Orchestra: Symphonie Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor: Rafael Kubelik
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Audite
Catalogue: AUDITE95551
Release: 2010
Size: 368 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Sinfonie “Sinfonie der Tausend” No. 8 in Es Dur
01. I. Teil – Hymnus: Veni, creator spiritus – Allegro Impetuoso
02. II. Teil – Schlußszene aus “Faust” – Poco Adagio
03. II. Teil – Schlußszene aus “Faust” – Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo
“Conceivably, many people own the Kubelik set of Mahler symphonies on DG. But being a live performance, and in remastered sound, this is still an excellent introduction to Mahler’s monumental Eighth Symphony. Kubelik is a reliable, no frills conductor, who will always give a balanced, thoughtful reading without extremes of temperament. You could do a lot worse than to learn Mahler from this undoubted master. The soloists are well chosen, as each voice is so distinctive it’s easy to track them: there’s no mistaking Fischer-Dieskau, for example, though his lines are less spectacular, perhaps, than those of the sopranos. Kubelik’s characteristic light touch is persuasive in the non vocal passages. It mirrors the surprising delicacy of the vocal writing. Other conductors can get away with darker textures, perhaps because their singers aren’t as transcendently clear as Kubelik’s.”