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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / M7 with G. Noseda/Nat'l Symphony of D.C. coming on in-house label, samples incl.

« Last post by barryguerrero on September 25, 2025, 05:12:36 AM »

Wow, the start of the finale sounds promising. Noseda recorded M7 with the BBC Phil. from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. It came with an edition of the BBC Magazine, and it's really good.

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9824369--mahler-symphony-no-7#tracklist

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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / Re: Exton's Mahler cycle with Jonathan Nott from Tokyo

« Last post by barryguerrero on September 21, 2025, 10:57:25 AM »

Lazy, or just parochial?    .   .   .  .  "lazy" is generally not a thought associated with the Japanese by us gringos.

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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / Re: Exton's Mahler cycle with Jonathan Nott from Tokyo

« Last post by John Kim on September 20, 2025, 11:52:01 PM »

The Japanese recording companies are lazy in putting their products on streaming or as downloadable files. I have seldom encountered them online unless they are pretty old. For example, you can find Kobayashi's Mahler on Spotify (and YouTube).

Nott has recorded M1, M5, M6, and M10 Adagio in Tokyo. I highly doubt they will be available as files anytime soon.

John

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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / Exton's Mahler cycle with Jonathan Nott from Tokyo

« Last post by barryguerrero on September 20, 2025, 06:17:09 PM »

So what is the point?   .   .   .  Exton makes a new recording of Mahler 6 with Jonathan Nott, but they don't make it available to streaming services. You have to buy a hard copy (CD) and they charge an absolute arm and leg for it. Buying a copy through Amazon will cost you $90. I just don't get it. With tariffs added on to everything these days, why not make it available as a download?

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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / Re: P. Järvi continues the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich cycle with the First Symphony

« Last post by barryguerrero on September 17, 2025, 04:41:07 PM »

So let's hope Alpha's Mahler cycle in Zurich with Paavo Jarvi doesn't stall out along the way. Based on what went really well in his video cycle from Frankfurt, I'm looking forward to an eventual M3, M4, M6 and M7. Let's hope he feels a bit more affinity for M8 this time. As for M2, I'm really happy with the Frankfurt recording he made for Virgin Classics (Warner).

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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / Re: So why do labels start Mahler cycles, only to give up on them!?!

« Last post by barryguerrero on September 17, 2025, 04:40:28 PM »

So let's hope Alpha's Mahler cycle in Zurich with Paavo Jarvi doesn't stall out along the way. Based on what went really well in his video cycle from Frankfurt, I'm looking forward to an eventual M3, M4, M6 and M7. Let's hope he feels a bit more affinity for M8 this time. As for M2, I'm really happy with the Frankfurt recording he made for Virgin Classics (Warner).

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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / Re: twice written to Pentatone; twice zero response

« Last post by John Kim on September 14, 2025, 05:32:39 PM »

Barry

I suspect they've lost motivation to continue the cycle after disappointing(?) sales of the first five CDs, M1-M5. Still, they can put the rest of the cycle in a box and release the set. This way they can minimize the loss, maximize the profit.

John

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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / Re: twice written to Pentatone; twice zero response

« Last post by barryguerrero on September 13, 2025, 07:29:02 PM »

It positively pisses me off that Pentatone won't even return e-mails regarding the Bychkov/C.P.O. Mahler cycle. Why all the big announcements and proclamations to begin with then? Surely they must have been aware that there's tons of existing, recorded competition already in place, and that it would be ridiculous to expect pop music like sales. This is not just a 'slight' to Semyon Bychkov, but it's also an outright insult to the Czech Philharmonic.

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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / Re: Inoue/New Japan P.O./Exton Mahler 7th SACD to be released.

« Last post by barryguerrero on September 13, 2025, 06:56:46 AM »

Thank you. I wish Exton were more readily available and less expensive.

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Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions / Re: 115th anniversary of the M8 premier

« Last post by barryguerrero on September 13, 2025, 06:55:34 AM »

Awesome!