Recommended recordings
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand'
Reviewer: Julian Johnson
Broadcast: 26th November 2011
Recommended sets include
- Cheryl Studer, Sylvia McNair and Andrea Rost (sopranos), Anne Sofie von Otter and Rosemarie Lang (altos), Peter Seiffert (tenor), Bryn Terfel (baritone), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass), Berlin Radio Choir, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Tolz Boys’ Choir, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4458432 (2CD)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Reviewer: Richard Wigmore
Broadcast: 11th June 2011
First Choice Recommendation:
- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4596462 (CD)
Symphony no. 10
Reviewer: Stephen Johnson
Broadcast: 19th March 2011
First Choice Recommendation:
- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI Classics 5569722 (CD)
Ruckert-Lieder
Reviewer: Hilary Finch
Broadcast: 6th November 2009
First Choice Recommendation:
- (c/w Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen)
- Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) / Halle Orchestra / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)
EMI 5669812 (CD)
Das Lied von der Erde
Reviewer: Stephen Johnson
Broadcast: 26th September 2009
First Choice Recommendation:
- Alfreda Hodgson (alto) / John Mitchinson (tenor) / BBC Northern Symphony / Jascha Horenstein (conductor)
BBC Legends BBCL4042-2 (CD, Mid Price)
