Mahler Symphony No 2 Resurrection
Rattle Sir Simon
Mahler Symphony No 2 Resurrection
Rattle Sir Simon
Catalogue # 6473632
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor ‘Resurrection’
Kate Royal (soprano), Magdalena Kožená (mezzo)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle
CD - 2 discs
Gustav Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ with Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Rundfunkchor Berlin and star soloists Kate Royal and Magdalena Kožená was recorded in concert at Berlin’s Philharmonie in late October 2010 and will be released on CD by EMI Classics in February 2011.
The Symphony, scored for orchestra, soloists and chorus, tackles the great mysteries of life and death and was already among the most successful and popular of Mahler’s symphonies during his lifetime. Not only was the work premiered by the Berliner Philharmoniker (in 1895) but it is an important work in Simon Rattle’s musical trajectory. The partnership of Sir Simon and the BPO in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 portends a ground-breaking new recording.
The concerts on October 28-30 form part of a Mahlerthon of sorts, in which the Berliner Philharmoniker will perform all the symphonies between August 2010 and the end of 2011 in commemoration of two Mahler anniversaries: the 150th anniversary of his birth (7 July 2010) and the centenary of his death (18 May 2011).
“Kožená brings her customary depth of feeling to the still maternal voice of “Urlicht”…Rattle’s famous piano-pianissimos are deployed to breathtaking effect, the choral passages (radiantly illuminated at the top by Kate Royal) sound pure, mysterious and very Bachian, and the returning resurrection hymn is tremendous” March 2011, Gramophone Magazine
Review
Kate Rockstrom, Readings Carlton
Simon Rattle is well known for his Mahler interpretations.Here at Readings, it’s mostly forhis complete box-set of all the symphonies,done with the City of Birmingham SymphonyOrchestra. Now, with the high-profileBerliner Philharmoniker, he has re-recordedthe Symphony No. 2, Resurrection. Featuringthe vocals of Kate Royal and MagdalenaKozena, this is one of Mahler’s most popularsymphonies, and though it’s long, it’s alsovery accessible. With Rattle’s usual deft touchand the Berliner Philharmoniker’s amazingensemble and musicality, I will be surprisedif this doesn’t become a standard to hold allother recordings to.
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