CLASSICAL

摘要

You have to go back to 1935 and Ormandy's 'Resurrection' Symphony to find any Mahler recorded by this orchestra. Vanska himself did the chamber transcription of Das Lied von der Erde for BIS (1994) and now commences a cycle of the symphonies - Nos 2 and 6 will come next. The sound here is rich and wide in dynamic range - Vanska has divided violins, cellos in front of him and double-basses extreme left [Google 'Vanska Mahler 5'], as you find too with the Kubelik/DG. It's an exhaustive reading, by no means an easy listen, and at 12m 36 the Adagietto (at times near inaudible) will be a stumbling-block for some. No doubts, though, about the thrilling finale!