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General Category => Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions => Topic started by: barry guerrero on October 20, 2012, 03:23:52 AM

Title: complete Gergiev Mahler in a box
Post by: barry guerrero on October 20, 2012, 03:23:52 AM: http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Mahler-Gustav-1860-1911_000000000019272/item_Complete-Symphonies-Nos-1-9-Adagio-from-No-10-Gergiev-London-Symphony-Orchestra-10SACD-Hybrid_5176421

Fine, if you like fast Mahler without a lot of bass, and not terribly well recorded at that (for the most part).
Title: Re: complete Gergiev Mahler in a box
Post by: James Meckley on October 20, 2012, 07:05:35 AM: Amazon.com currently lists it for $111.49:

http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphonies-London-Symphony-Orchestra/dp/B0096SLCN6/ref=sr_1_11?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1350716281&sr=1-11&keywords=mahler+gergiev

Having heard a few of the individual releases, I think I'll pass.

Glad to see someone's still here!

James
Title: Re: complete Gergiev Mahler in a box
Post by: Roffe on October 20, 2012, 12:37:22 PM: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mahler-Symphonies-1-9-LSO-Gergiev/dp/B0096SLCN6/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1350736307&sr=1-1

It's available at Amazon UK för GBP 32 (about $55), but I also pass, since I'm no fan of Gergiev's Mahler either.

Roffe
Title: Re: complete Gergiev Mahler in a box
Post by: Damfino on October 22, 2012, 06:09:49 PM: Quote from: Roffe on October 20, 2012, 12:37:22 PM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mahler-Symphonies-1-9-LSO-Gergiev/dp/B0096SLCN6/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1350736307&sr=1-1

It's available at Amazon UK för GBP 32 (about $55), but I also pass, since I'm no fan of Gergiev's Mahler either.

Roffe

I also pass, since I'm no fan of Gergiev's ~~Mahler~~ conducting either.
Title: Re: complete Gergiev Mahler in a box
Post by: justininsf on October 31, 2012, 08:08:50 AM: Quote from: James Meckley on October 20, 2012, 07:05:35 AM
Amazon.com currently lists it for $111.49:

http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphonies-London-Symphony-Orchestra/dp/B0096SLCN6/ref=sr_1_11?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1350716281&sr=1-11&keywords=mahler+gergiev

Having heard a few of the individual releases, I think I'll pass.

Glad to see someone's still here!

James

Now it's only $62.70! Maybe Amazon read this thread and lowered the price, it's not even released yet for sale. ;D
Title: Re: complete Gergiev Mahler in a box
Post by: Clov on October 31, 2012, 02:26:29 PM: I remember his Symphonie Fantastique very fondly, the March to the Scaffold always being my favorite. From these reviews, I think I'll avoid his Mahler.
Title: Re: complete Gergiev Mahler in a box
Post by: barry guerrero on November 01, 2012, 05:03:58 PM: Gergiev's Mahler isn't 'bad' by any means, but one would do better picking up the Bertini, Bernstein (any of them) or Zinman box sets of the complete Mahler symphonies instead. Even the Rattle Mahler box - weirdly conducted as it sometimes is - gives one more to think about (however, EMI left out Rattle's Berlin remake of M9). Also, a tremendous amount of 'bang for the buck' can be had with EMI's "Mahler - Complete Works" box set. That's the best deal of them all.

I know there was plenty of pooh-poohing of Zinman's complete Mahler, but I think it's miles ahead of Gergiev's - being both better recorded and interpretively more 'central'.
Title: Re: complete Gergiev Mahler in a box
Post by: techniquest on November 01, 2012, 07:23:48 PM: Quote
Gergiev's Mahler isn't 'bad' by any means...
Some of Gergiev's Mahler isn't bad, but his 3rd was absolutely abysmal.
Title: Re: complete Gergiev Mahler in a box
Post by: barry guerrero on November 01, 2012, 08:34:27 PM: I sort of liked it, actually, but I certainly wouldn't want to hear M3 that way every time.

. . . Come to think of it, for a recording of M3 that's SLIGHTLY similar to the Gergiev (emphasis on slightly), I like the Markus Stenz one quite a bit more.