Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [1895 Gustav Mahler Edition]

Ilene Sameth (Performer), Peter Tiboris (Performer), Stella Zambalis (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ilene Sameth, Peter Tiboris, Stella Zambalis
• Audio CD (September 11, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bridge
• ASIN: B000003GIR
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,814 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great listen, May 1, 2005

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medds (Hanover, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [1895 Gustav Mahler Edition] (Audio CD)

Tiboris's recording of Beethoven 9 with Mahler's "Retuschen" is a joy to listen to. I find it among the most satisfying recordings I know, especially in the finale. Not all of the details of the performance are consistent with the established research on Mahler's performing scores, and so it becomes difficult to sort out what changes are Mahler's, versus those of others who have used the score. Nevertheless, this recording makes the changes readily audible.

Particular changes of note:
* Horns 5 & 6 double the bassons about 30 seconds into the scherzo.

* The re-written opening of the finale, incorporating the expanded brass section and filling in notes unavailable to Beethoven's natural brass instruments.

* The sequential entrances of woodwinds and brass during the first "Ode to Joy" theme, and the extensive re-orchestration of the section that immediately follows.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most moving..., November 17, 2000

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Eugene Reilly (VA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [1895 Gustav Mahler Edition] (Audio CD)

I have both the Mahler edition of Beethovens 9th and two of Beethovens piece (each with a different conductor), and by far, the Mahler edition is the most moving and fantastic of the three. If you have Beethoven's 9th already, you must have the Mahler edition. I won't lecture on the differences/improvements Mahler made, though I must proclaim that this is the greatest of music I have heard in a long time.

2.0 out of 5 stars Wrong Singer, so get it right., January 6, 2011

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Brady R. Mcelligott (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [1895 Gustav Mahler Edition] (Audio CD)

I ordered this because I am a friend and fan of Stella Zambalis, who is listed as one of the soloists of this performance.

I was not nearly as interested in the quality of the performance, as I was in the quality of the (non-existant) soloist.

I first made Amazon aware of this great error in January, 2011. To date, it still lists Stella Zambalis as one of the soloists. Stella Zambalis, in addition to being a DGG recording artist and a Metropolitan Opera artist, is also an internationally respected opera performer.

Another great music critic stated, this month (December 2011, and still no correction from Amazon): "Two stars, because Amazon listed the wrong soloist? Genius! P.S. That's what the 'Update product info' link is for."

I should not have to remind the excellent critic (nor should I have to remind Amazon, after nearly a year) that the "Update product link" is available BEFORE you order, not afterwards, when you can see a legible CD cover, not something so small that is completely illegible. As yet, Amazon does not provide a legible, larger image, in which one can read the soloists. I did not bother to send the CD back to Amazon, even when I discovered that the CD was incorrectly advertised. When one has many, many recordings of the Beethoven 9th, as I do (after forty years in "the business"), one more recording is no big deal, even if it was falsely advertised.

Perhaps, when Amazon corrects its erroneous information, I might be able to give a more accurate review.

I also note that this excellent music critic must have asked Amazon to remove my review, since it has disappeared from Amazon. I stand by my review, from nearly a year ago. Amazon needs to get its act together on this one, and advertise it properly.

Original review title: "Amazon has it wrong and has it right", January 6, 2011