Mahler: Songs Of A Wayfarer/Symphony No. 1 (2 CD)

Conductor Benjamin Zander, who has built a distinguished body of work on Telarc with acclaimed recordings of Mahler symphonies, now brings us his brilliant new recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major. This Telarc release also includes Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer), featuring baritone Christopher Maltman. Dividing his time between conducting and teaching (his class on interpretation at the New England Conservatory attracts students from all over the world), Benjamin Zander travels extensively, giving master classes, touring with the Conservatory's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducting guest performances. One of the unique characteristics of his concerts is to precede each performance with an illustrated talk, which is for many members of the audience an integral part of the whole experience. As with his other Mahler symphonies recorded on Telarc, this new recording includes a second disc wherein Zander discusses some of the background behind Songs of a Wayfarer and Symphony No. 1. Benjamin Zander began working regularly with the Philharmonic Orchestra in 1995, conducting a series of Mahler symphonies to extraordinary critical acclaim. Zander's recordings with the Philharmonia on Telarc include Mahler's Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 9, and the Fifth and Seventh symphonies of Beethoven. Winner of the Lieder Prize at the 1997 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, Christopher Maltman has sung in recital at the Edinburgh, Salzburg, Vienna Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Cologne Philharmonie, Frankfurt Alte Oper and in New York at both Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center. His concert engagements have included the London Symphony Orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle, Los Angeles Philharmonic with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the New York Philharmonic with Kurt Masur. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Harlequin in Ariadne auf Naxos in September 2005 and will sing Figaro at San Diego opera in January 2006.
ASIN: B000BFH278
VSKU: DBV.B000BFH278.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Gustav Mahler|Benjamin Zander|Philharmonia Orchestra of London|Christopher Maltman
Binding: Audio cd
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