Mahler: Symphony 9

G. Mahler (Artist), Giuseppe Sinopoli (Artist), Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Audio CD (December 5, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon/Special Im
• ASIN: B0000012VV
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #684,627 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. 1st Movt: Andante Comodo

2. 1st Movt: Edwas Frischer

3. 1st Movt: (Horns)

4. 1st Movt: Mit Wut. Allegro Risoluto

5. 1st Movt: (Brass)

6. 1st Movt: Bewegter

7. 1st Movt: Wie Von Anfang

8. 1st Movt: Plotzlich Bedeutend Langsamer (Lento) Und Leise

9. 2nd Movt: Im Tempo Eines Gemachlichen Landlers. Etwas Tappisch Und Sehr Derb

10. 2nd Movt: Poco Piu Mosso Subito (Tempo II.)

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Disc: 2

1. 3rd Movt: Rondo-Burleske. Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig

2. 3rd Movt: L'istesso Tempo

3. 3rd Movt: Sempre L'istesso

4. 3rd Movt: L'istesso Tempo

5. 3rd Movt: (Cl)

6. 3rd Movt: Tempo I. Subito

7. 3rd Movt: Piu Stretto

8. 4th Movt: Adagio. Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zuruckhaltend

9. 4th Movt: Plotzlich Wieder Langsam (Wie Zu Angang) Und Etwas Zogernd

10. 4th Movt: Molto Adagio Subito

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sinopoli makes it new, March 15, 2001

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Scott Spires (Prague, Czech Republic) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mahler: Symphony 9 (Audio CD)

Ignore the editorial review. I collect Mahler 9ths for a living, and I think Sinopoli's version is one of the greats, alongside performances by Horenstein, Barbirolli, Klemperer, Bernstein, and Haitink. The score is made crystal clear; innumerable details that normally get lost are audible here. Yet there's no loss of drama or drive. Sinopoli combines the clarity of Boulez with the emotionality of Bernstein, and the two elements support, rather than undermine, each other. My only quibble is that the 2nd movement is taken a bit too fast, without sufficient contrast between tempi, but everything else is superb. Like hearing it for the first time, and considering how many times I've heard it, that's amazing.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The reviewer is wrong!, April 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mahler: Symphony 9 (Audio CD)

This preformance, for all its bredth is fascinating- no Mahler collection is complete without it!

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wondeful, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mahler: Symphony 9 (Audio CD)

After the masterful entry of the Mahler 8 by Sinoploi, the ninth is a weird animal. His vision is unprecedented and there is much to enjoy in the last movement. Masur with the NYPO has another wondeful last movement. For true Mahlerites, this recording is indispensible. For neophyes, there are more standard (and cheaper) alternatives.