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The recommended recordings listed below were compiled by Lewis M. Smoley, President of the Gustav Mahler Society of New York and author of a two-volume set of critical commentary on all extant recordings of Mahler’s symphonies. Listings within each category are in alphabetical order by conductor. Symphony No. 1: Bernstein/Royal Concertgebouw (DG 427303-2) Eschenbach/Houston SO (Koch 3-7405-2H1) Horenstein/Vienna SO (2-Vox Box CDX 2 5508) Horenstein/London SO (Unicorn UKCD 2012) Kubelik/Bavarian RSO (DG 449735-2) Symphony No. 2: Gvazava, Larsson, Abbado/Lucerne Festival Orch. (EuroArts DVD 205) Armstrong, Baker, Bernstein/LSO (DG Video 072200-3) Valente, Forrester, Kaplan/LSO (MCA 110011) Harper, Baker, Klemperer/Bavarian RSO (EMI 66867 2) Mathis, Procter, Kubelik/Bavarian RSO (10-DG 429042-2) Cundari, Forrester, Walter/NYPO (2-Sony 45674) Symphony No. 3: Ludwig, Bernstein/NYPO (2-DG 427328-2) Lipton, Bernstein/NYPO (2-Sony Classics SM2K 47576) Van Otter, Boulez/VPO (2-DG 289474038) Procter, Horenstein/LSO (2-Unicorn-Kanchana UK CD 2006/07) Schwarz, Sinopoli/Philharmonia Orch. (2-DG 447 051) Baker, Thomas/LSO (2-Sony M2K 44553) Symphony No. 4: Fleming, Abbado/BPO (DG 5759-02) Loose, Kletzki/Philharmonia Orch. (Royal Classics ROY 6468) Murray, Litton/RPO (Virgin Classics 0946 363277) Battle, Maazel/VPO (CBS/Sony MDK 44908) Hendricks, Salonen/LAPO (Sony Classical SK 48380) Raskin, Szell/Cleveland Orch. (Sony Classical SBK 46535) Symphony No. 5: Abbado/Lucerne Festival (EuroArts DVD 2054078) Bernstein/VPO (DG 423608-2) Boulez/VPO (DG 453416-2) Chailly/Royal Concertgebouw Orch. (London 289458860) Solti/CSO (Sony Video SHV 46377) Tennstedt/LPO (EMI CDC 49888) Symphony No. 6: Abbado/BPO (DG 2894775573) Abbado/Lucerne Festival (EuroArts DVD 2055648) Bernstein/VPO (2-DG 427697-2) Horenstein/City of Bournemouth SO (2-BBC Legends BBCL 4191) Zander/BPO (2-IMP DMCD 93) Symphony No. 7: Abbado/Lucerne Festival (EuroArts DVD 20454628) Bernstein/NYPO (Sony SMK 60564) Bernstein/NYPO (2-DG 419211-2) Horenstein/New Philharmonia Orch. (Music & Arts MUA 727) Symphony No.8: Bernstein/VPO (DG Video 072-216-3) Horenstein/LSO (2-BBC Legends 4001) Olson/MahlerFest (2-MahlerFest MF8-1) Rattle/City of Birmingham SO (EMI 557945) Solti/CSO (2-London 414493-2) Tennstedt/LPO (2-EMI Classics CDCB 47625) Das Lied von der Erde: King, Fischer-Dieskau, Bernstein/VPO (Decca 289 466 381) Hodgson, Mitchinson, Horenstein/BBC Northern (BBC Legends 4042) Ludwig, Wunderlich, Klemperer/Philharmonia Orch. (EMI Classics 566944) Ferrier, Patzak, Walter/NYPO (Decca Legends 289466576) Miller, Haefliger, Walter/CSO (Sony 61981) Symphony No. 9: Abbado/VPO (2-DG 423564) Bernstein/Royal Concertgebouw (2-DG 419208-2) Bernstein/BPO (2-DG 435378-2) Haitink/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (2-Philips 6700 021) Karajan/BPO (2-DG 439024-2) Walter/VPO (1938) (EMI Classics CDH 63029)Walter/CSO (2-CBS M2K 42033) Symphony No. 10 (Cooke version): Chailly/Berlin RSO (2-London 421 182-2) Gielen/SWR SO Baden-Baden & Freiberg (Hänssler CD 93.124) Ormandy/Philadelphia Orch. (Sony 82876-78742) Sanderling/Berlin Symphony (Ars Vivendi 2100225) Kindertotenlieder: Ferrier, Walter/VPO (EMI Classics CDH 61003) Baker, Barbirolli/Halle Orch. (EMI Classics CDC 47793) (EMI Classics CDZB 62707) Fischer-Dieskau, Böhm/BPO (DG 415 191-2) Das Klagende Lied: Dunn, Fassbaender, Baur, Hollway, Schmidt, Chailly/BRSO (London 425719) Lear, Söderström, Hoffman, Burrows, Haefliger, Nienstedt, Boulez/LSO & Chorus (Sony Classical SK 45841) Shaguch, DeYoung, Moser, Leiferkus, Thomas/SFSO & Chorus (RCA 09026-68599-2) Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Hampson/Parsons (piano version) (Teldec 903174726) Ludwig, Berry, Bernstein (piano version) (CBS MK 42202) Forrester, Rehfuss, Prohaska/Vienna Festival (Vanguard Classics OVC 4045) Schwarzkopf, Fischer-Dieskau, Szell/LSO (EMI Classics CDC 47277) Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Baker, Barbirolli/Halle Orch. (EMI Classics CDC 47793) (EMI Classics CDZB 62707) Fischer-Dieskau, Böhm/BPO (DG 415 191-2) Hampson/David Lutz (piano version) (Teldec 903174726) Von Stade, Davis/LPO (Sony Classical SBK 46535) Rückert-Lieder: Baker, Barbirolli/Halle Orch. (EMI Classics CDC 47793) (EMI Classics CDZB 62707) Ferrier, Walter/VPO (London 433 802) Hampson, Rieger (piano) (EMI Classics CDC 56443) updated 8/2007 |
