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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Hilde Rössl-Majdan; Philharmonia Orchestra; Angel) is the highest expression of Mahler's fascination with "the life force," and in this bountiful recording, it seems fit music for Resurrection Day itself. Schwarzkopf sings beautifully. Two LPs, sung in German...
Other noteworthy new releases: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (Paul Paray and the Detroit Symphony; Mercury); Falla's one-act opera, Master Peter's Puppet Show (F. Charles Adler conducting the Vienna Philharmonia; SPA); Great Arias from Bach's Cantatas (Hildegarde Rossl-Majdan and Hugues Cuenod; Bach Guild...
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Ilona Stein-gruber, soprano; Hilde Rb'ssi-Majdan, alto; the Akademie Chamber Chorus and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Otto Klemperer conducting; Vox, 4 sides LP). The first of Mahler's king-sized symphonies, the "Resurrection" has moments of power and reverent beauty, and more traces of form than his later ones. The performance is good, the recording harsh...
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