Mahler 4 - NYPO, Walter - Live 1944

GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony no. 4

Desi Halban, soprano
New York Philharmonic
BRUNO WALTER

New York, Carnegie Hall
Live - 6 February 1944



If I'm not wrong, never published in any form:
maybe for the little gap at the beginning
and the quality of recording, certainly not superb
(but I don't know if a better source survives).

Despite the listening conditions,
I certainly prefer this live (and the BSO 1947 live too, on Lys),
insted of the famous may 10, 1945 studio recording - all with Desi Halban.
More freedom, a much more interesting and varied phrasing
and simply more inspiration, here.

Try and let me know your opinions.


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Tchaikovsky, Weber, Glazunov - BP Borchard

The story of this unlucky musician and that of his cruel fate
- even after death, since he's now almost forgotten -
is narrated in the booklet (included).

Borchard was killed while being driven home after a concert on 23 August 1945:
his British driver misinterpreted an American sentry's hand signal to stop
and the sentry shot him dead.

Few surviving testimonials of his art, unfortunately.
In addition to this, there is an important CD released by Testament (2016).

On 5 & 6 September 1995 Abbado and the Berliner Philharmoniker
marked the anniversary of Borchard's death with performances of Mahler's 6th Symphony.




TCHAIKOVSKY
Nutcracker Suite, Romeo and Juliet

WEBER
Oberon, overture

GLAZUNOV
Stenka Razin


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Stokowski's BSO Debut 1964

Stokowski's debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, aged 82.

The following summer - august, 21 - Stoky also made his debut in Tanglewood
with a similar program
(with Strauss's “Death and Transfiguration" replacing Gabrieli and Vivaldi)



Giovanni Gabrieli/Stokowski: Sacrae Symphoniae, Canzon quarti toni a 15 (C.185)

Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso Op. 3 no. 11 in D minor

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major KV 297b

Ralph Gomberg, oboe
Gino Cioffi, clarinet
Sherman Walt, bassoon
James Stagliano, horn

Hovhaness: Prelude and Quadruple Fugue, Op. 128

Rorem: Eagles

Stravinsky: Petrouchka, Suite

Boston Symphony Orchestra
LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI

Live - March 6, 1964
Boston, Symphony Hall

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Mahler - Symphony no. 2 - WS - Krips Live 1960

MAHLER
Symphony no. 2

Teresa Stich-Randall, sp
Ursula Boese, ms

Chor der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
(Reinhold Schmid, Choreinstudierung)

Wiener Symphoniker
JOSEF KRIPS

Wien, Musikvereinssaal – 10 june 1960
(Wiener Festwochen)


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