Composer: Gustav Mahler
Performer: Eva-Maria Rogner, Ernst Haefliger, Grace Hoffman
Orchestra: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
Conductor: Hans Rosbaud
Number of Discs: 8
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: SWR Music
Catalogue: SWR19099CD
Release: 2020
Size: 1.88 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Symphony No. 1 in D major ‘Titan’
01. I. Langsam, schleppend
02. II. Kräftig, bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
03. III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
04. IV. Stürmisch bewegt
CD 02
Symphony No. 4
01. I. Bedächtig. Nicht eilen – Recht gemächlich
02. II. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast
03. III. Ruhevoll. Poco adagio
04. IV. Sehr behaglich
CD 03
Symphony No. 5
01. I. Trauermarsch
02. II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit größter Vehemenz
03. III. Scherzo
04. IV. Adagietto
05. V. Rondo. Finale
CD 04
Symphony No. 6 in A minor ‘Tragic’
01. I. Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber markig
02. II. Andante moderato
03. III. Scherzo
CD 05
Symphony No. 6 in A minor ‘Tragic’
IV. Finale
CD 06
Symphony No. 7
01. I. Langsam
02. II. Nachtmusik
03. III. Scherzo
04. IV. Nachtmusik
05. V. Rondo. Finale
CD 07
Symphony No. 9
01. I. Andante comodo
02. II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers
03. III. Rondo. Burleske
04. IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend
CD 08
Das Lied von der Erde
01. I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde
02. II. Der Einsame im Herbst
03. III. Von der Jugend
04. IV. Von der Schönheit
05. V. Der Trunkene im Frühling
06. VI. Abschied
Gustav Mahler was one of Hans Rosbaud’s great favourites. Rosbaud did not record all his symphonies, nor the song cycles, but everything we have speaks for itself and demonstrates that, as an all-round musical genius, Rosbaud was not only one of the greatest Mahler conductors of his time, but one of the best ever. He does not just reveal a work’s structure to perfection and with maximum faithfulness to the score – an essential complement to a strong sense of musicality – but lays out the whole range of Mahler’s passion. Each moment is given an individual expression. We now present the first release of all the Mahler recordings Rosbaud made for SWR in one box set. Significantly, it revolutionises any image of Mahler we may have previously held, providing us with a more comprehensive understanding based on all the structural and expressive dimensions of Mahler’s music. Nobody but Hans Rosbaud was able to render these aspects so perceptible in every detail and in every respect.