Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' Artist: Georg Solti Release Date: 2007 Label: Decca Duration: 80:49 Album Type(s): musical score, composition (work) description, lyrics/libretto UPC: 028947585015 Genre: Symphony Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")
   - 1. Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ausdruck
2. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")
   - 2. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich. Nie eilen
3. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")
   - 3. Scherzo. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
4. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")
   - 4. "Urlicht". Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht. Choralmäßig
5. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")
   - 5. Im Tempo des Scherzo. Wild herausfahrend
6. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")
   - 6. Wieder zurückhaltend... Der Große Appell... Conclusion

Anyone who became aware of Gustav Mahler's symphonies in the late '60s and 1970s surely knows of the many impressive recordings Georg Solti made for Decca, and likely remembers that they were held in high regard for their remarkable clarity, energetic playing, and overwhelming emotional expression. This 1966 recording of the Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection," has to be one of the most transparent, vigorous, and affecting renditions ever transferred to disc, and it's difficult to think of any other recording of the time that tops it for vividness and power. The London Symphony Orchestra has probably never given this work a more committed performance than it presents here, and the shattering orchestral climaxes paint the image of Judgment Day with great effectiveness; the sublime singing by soprano Heather Harper, contralto Helen Watts, and the London Symphony Chorus is nearly ideal for conveying the closing movements' evocation of heavenly things. Rarely are this work's elements of terror and bliss balanced as well as they are in Solti's hands, and his interpretation of the "Resurrection" is assured of a permanent place in the catalog for its close approach to perfection. ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits David Harvey Producer Fabienne Lassagne Liner Note Translation Georg Solti Conductor Gordon Parry Engineer Heather Harper Soprano (Vocal) Helen Watts Contralto (Vocal) Henning Weber Liner Note Translation John Alldis Choir Master London Symphony Chorus Choir, Chorus London Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Michael Kennedy Liner Notes Michael Richardson Photography