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The Complete Mahler Symphonies, Live
New York Philharmonic and Lorin Maazel: The Complete Mahler Symphonies, Live is released in celebration of Mr. Maazel’s seven-year tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, 2002–2009.
Symphonies Nos. 1-10 are available for download through the links below. This set is exclusively available by digital download and will not be released on CD.
The series is available in the following stores:
Symphony No. 1
Recorded live September 22–27, 2005
Symphony No. 2
Recorded live June 19–21, 2003
Jessica Jones, Soprano
Cornelia Kallisch, Mezzo-soprano
New York Choral Artists
Joseph Flummerfelt, Director
“You could not have asked for a more commandingly conducted account of this daunting 90-minute symphony. Mr. Maazel conducted the work from memory and with unflagging energy and confidence: the precision, radiance, incisiveness…of the playing was consistently impressive.”
— Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, June 21, 2003
Symphony No. 3
Recorded live June 16–19, 2004
Anna Larsson, Contralto
Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir
Joseph Flummerfelt, Director
The American Boychoir
Vincent Metallo, Director
“Those who care about music, and musical wisdom, will relish this conductor as long as they can…. Here is a conductor worthy of the great music he presents.”
— Jay Nordlinger, The New York Sun, June 18, 2004
Symphony No. 4
Recorded live September 20–26, 2006
Heidi Grant Murphy, Soprano
Symphony No. 5
Recorded live September 18–23, 2003
Symphony No. 6
Recorded live June 22-25, 2005
“If you want to understand why the Philharmonic players and many concertgoers in the city so value Mr. Maazel, report to Avery Fisher Hall for his performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 6...[The performance] was deeply impressive and continually exciting… Clearly, he should keep the Mahler coming.”
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, June 22, 2005
Symphony No. 7
Recorded live June 20-23, 2007
Deborah Voigt, Soprano
Symphony No. 8
Recorded live June 24–27, 2009
Lorin Maazel, Conductor
Christine Brewer, Soprano (Magna Peccatrix)
Nancy Gustafson, Soprano (Una Poenitentium)
Jeanine DeBique, Soprano (Mater gloriosa)
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-soprano (Mulier Samaritana)
Nancy Maultsby, Mezzo-soprano (Maria Aegyptiaca)
Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor (Doctor Marianus)
Wolfgang Schöne, Bass (Pater ecstaticus)
Jason Grant, Bass-baritone (Pater profundus)
New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, Director
The Dessoff Symphonic Choir, James Bagwell, Director
Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun, Director
Choral preparation by Joseph Flummerfelt
PART ONE
Hymn: Veni, creator spiritus
PART TWO
Final scene of Faust
Symphony No. 9
Recorded live June 4-13, 2008
Adagio from Symphony No. 10
Recorded live September 25-28, 2008
Mahler in New York
Insights Series Web Features
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) is now best known for his compositions. This Web feature, utilizing materials in the Philharmonic's archives — photographs, audio interviews with musicians, and dramatizations of reviews and commentary — examines the brief period from 1909-11 when Mahler lived in New York and became conductor of the New York Philharmonic.
