Leonard Bernstein: The Complete Mahler Symphonies (2012)

Heruitgave uit 2012 van ook al in 2008 als box uitgebrachte set. - Bernstein's championing of Mahler in the 1960s and '70s reintroduced the Austrian composer's magnificent music to the world and installed his symphonies into the standard repertoire of the greatest international orchestras. In the wake of worldwide commemorations in 2008 of the 90th anniversary of Bernstein's birth, Sony Masterworks has created a newly remastered and remixed edition of Bernstein's Mahler: The Complete Symphonies. When Bernstein decided to record the complete symphonies, the New York Philharmonic already had a profound connection to Mahler. Mahler's music directorship of the Philharmonic was his last before he died, and he had led the orchestra in many of his own works. In 1959-60, he chose to preside over a Mahler festival to celebrate the centennial of Mahler's birth and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as the Philharmonic's music director. The idea of the recording project was borne of that endeavor. (Sony Classical)