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General Category => Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions => Topic started by: oscar on May 23, 2008, 10:45:37 AM

Title: Kubelik´s Mahler: Live (Audite) vs studio (DGG).
Post by: oscar on May 23, 2008, 10:45:37 AM

Rafael Kubelik was a great Mahler conductor.  He has a complete studio cycle in DGG and a quasi complete live one in Audite.

Which would be the individual symphonies to be preferred ?

From the Audite cycle, I like best nr. 1, 3, 7 and 8.

Best regards,

Oscar.

Title: Re: Kubelik´s Mahler: Live (Audite) vs studio (DGG).
Post by: barry guerrero on May 23, 2008, 04:27:11 PM

They're remarkably similar. The sound is quite good on the live performances, and there are extremely few errors in the playing - if any! I think that those facts bode well for the Audite releases. The studio M1 and M4 are certainly competitive.

Barry

Title: Re: Kubelik´s Mahler: Live (Audite) vs studio (DGG).
Post by: Leo K on May 23, 2008, 05:09:26 PM

Kubelik's DLvdE on Audite is one of the best played (and sung) Das Lied's I have yet heard, certainly a top version of that work.

(http://magazin.klassik.com/records/covers/2181.jpg)

--Todd

Title: Re: Kubelik´s Mahler: Live (Audite) vs studio (DGG).
Post by: Freddy van Maurik on May 23, 2008, 07:17:13 PM

The studio recordings are obviously very good in their own right, but I'd choose most of the live Audite-releases over the DGG counterpart. The live Das Lied von der Erde ranks among my top choices for this work. Same goes for the 7th. Both have a wide range of competition, of course, but still...

Title: Re: Kubelik´s Mahler: Live (Audite) vs studio (DGG).
Post by: barry guerrero on May 23, 2008, 11:18:58 PM

Agreed. That "DLvdE" (Audite) is great! - possibly Janet Baker's best one.

Also, Kubelik's M8 has the best overall cast of any M8 recording I've ever heard - far better than Solti's cast even.

B.