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Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Songs of a Wayfarer.(Sound recording review)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Songs of a Wayfarer. Christopher Maltman, baritone; Benjamin Zander, Philharmonia Orchestra. Telarc 2CD-80628.
One can hardly complain about the dollar value involved here: You not only get two discs for the price of one, you get Mahler's Symphony No. 1, his Songs of a Wayfarer, and a lengthy talk by the conductor, Benjamin Zander.
None of this would be worth anything, of course, if the music wasn't up to par; but those of you who have heard Zander's previous Mahler recordings for Telarc know that he is a competent Mahlerian who knows the music inside and out. The works on this disc are no exceptions.
I'm not a big fan of Mahler's song cycles, but it's nice to have the Songs of a Wayfarer coupled with the First Symphony since they are so intimately bound together in Mahler's personal life. The Songs are sung by Christopher Maltman, a baritone, rather than the usual mezzo-soprano, but Mahler never specified a voice, and the words of the songs would seem to call for a man. They are beautifully and movingly rendered by Mr. Maltman.
The Symphony No. 1--big and youthful, light and hushed, open and ironic--is filled with all the contrasts that have made Mahler a public favorite over the years, especially in the stereo era where his huge ensembles and wide dynamics have brought out the best (and the worst) in home hi-fi systems. Zander's way with the music is fairly straightforward, always affectionate but never pushy. I can't say his interpretation ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Songs of a Wayfarer.(Sound recording review)