(Information of products)
Format: CD
Number of configurations: 9
Domestic/Import: Domestic
Release date: July 6, 2016
Standard product number: PROC-1952
Label: TOWER RECORDS UNIVERSAL VINTAGE COLLECTION +plus
SKU: 4988031162385
(Product description)
*First release in Japan (other than 5-7)
*Lyrics with Japanese translation (2-6)
*Original jacket design used
*Japanese commentary: Mr. Nobuyuki Mitsuoka (preface commentary), Mr. Maarten Brandt (translated by Mr. Katsuhide Hasegawa), Mr. Ryuichi Shibata, Mr. Yasumichi Shinoda, total 28 pages of commentary.
(Work information)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Composer: Gustav Mahler
(Product introduction)
Mahler Live by Haitink & RCO, which was only released locally in the Netherlands, has finally been reprinted! With the exception of some (3 songs), the long-awaited first release in Japan!
This set is a collection of all nine Mahler works that Haitink conducted at the "Christmas Matinee Concert" held with the Concertgebouw Orchestra on December 25th (Christmas). Unfortunately, Symphonies Nos. 6 and 8 are not available, but this series of live concerts with the Concertgebouw Orchestra is an important recording of Haitink's Mahler after his complete recording of the symphonies on the PHILIPS label from the 1960s to the 1970s. . Among them, the following No. 9 was not recorded during the later series with the Berlin Philharmonic, and for Haitink, only the 1993 record (PROC1140) with the EC Youth Orchestra remains, so this 1987 version is Performance is precious. Moreover, it was a performance in his last season as chief conductor (his last Christmas matinee live performance).It is written in the commentary that Haitink chose this piece to say "farewell" to the Concertgebouw Orchestra. ). All songs other than No. 4, No. 5, and ``Children's Mysterious Horn'' will be released for the first time in Japan. This set, which includes seven of Mahler's symphonies and others, is a rare CD that was only released by Philips in the Netherlands. It was also imported to Japan in 1999, but it was expensive and is now rare. This is a box that is rarely seen on the used market as a disc. In April 2016, Nos. 4 and 5 and others were released commercially, and now all songs, including these, will be released as a 9-disc set in their original form. We have been putting effort into reprinting Haitink in this series, and three types of Mahler have already been released. This "Christmas Matinee Concert" is an important record that bridges the gap between Haitink recording the complete works with the Concertgebouw Orchestra and session recordings of Nos. 1-7 with the Berlin Philharmonic. Compared to the Berlin Philharmonic version, which is a more mature and calm interpretation, this "Christmas Matinee Live" has made great progress in mastering the orchestra and interpreting the songs, compared to the early complete works, which still have a youthful expression. Contains a rich and balanced Mahler sound. This reprint includes, for the first time, the Japanese translation of Maarten Brandt's text on Haitink and Mahler, which was published in the original commentary included in the imported box, and a new preface commentary by Mitsuoka. I also stored it. This fantastic set will finally see the light of day in a form suitable for an important live album by the traditional Mahler Orchestra and Haitink.
(Contents included)
Number of components | 9 CDs
[Track list]
Gustav Mahler:
[CD1]
1. Symphony No. 1 in D major 《Giant》
2. Song of a wandering young man
[CD2]
3. Symphony No. 2 in C minor 《Resurrection》 1st-4th movements
[CD3]
3. Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” 5th movement
4. Symphony No. 3 in D minor 1st movement
[CD4]
4. Symphony No. 3 in D minor, 2-6 movements
[CD5]
5. Symphony No. 4 in G major
6. 4 songs from the song collection ``Children's Mysterious Horn''
[CD6]
7 Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
[CD7]
8. Symphony No. 7 in E minor “Night Song” 1st-4th movements
[CD8]
8. Symphony No. 7 in E minor “Night Song” 5th movement
9. Symphony No. 9 in D major 1st movement
[CD9]
9. Symphony No. 9 in D major 2-4 movements
[Performance]
Roberta Alexander (Soprano) (No. 2)
Maria Ewing (Soprano) (No. 4)
Jardo van Ness (alto) (No. 2),
Carolyn Watkinson (alto) (No. 3)
Benjamin Lacson (baritone) (Wandering Young Man's Song)
Tom Krause (baritone) (The Mysterious Child's Horn)
Dutch Radio Choir (No. 2) / Dutch Radio Women's Choir (No. 3) (Chorus conductor: Robin Gritton)
Noord-Holland Boys' Choir (No. 3)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
【recording】
December 25, 1977 (No. 1)
December 25, 1978 (Wandering Young Man's Song)
December 25, 1981 (The Mysterious Child's Horn)
December 25, 1982 (No. 4)
December 25, 1983 (No. 3)
December 25, 1984 (No. 2)
December 25, 1985 (No. 7)
December 25, 1986 (No. 5)
December 25, 1987 (No. 9)
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (live recording)
[Original]
Philips