 | from Mahler: Symphonies Nos 7-9 (SIGCD362) 1 Veni, creator spiritus [1'38] 97 minutes 57 seconds 19 tracks2 Imple superna gratia [6'04] 3 Infirma nostri corporis [7'38] 4 Accende lumen sensibus [5'41] 5 Veni, creator spiritus [6'14] 6 Gloria sit Patri Domino [3'00] 7 Final scene from Goethe's Faust: Poco adagio [12'16] 8 Waldung, sie schwankt heran (Chorus) [5'13] 9 Ewiger Wonnebrand (Pater ecstaticus) [1'46] 10 Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen (Pater profundus) [5'05] 11 Gerettet ist das edle Glied (Chorus) [3'49] 12 Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest (Chorus/Mulier Samaritana/Doctor Marianus) [3'38] 13 Höchste Herrscherin der Welt! (Doctor Marianus/Chorus) [6'52] 14 Dir, der Unberührbaren (Chorus/Una poenitentium) [2'48] 15 Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen (Magna peccatrix/Mulier Samaritana/Maria Aegyptiaca) [6'33] 16 Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche (Una poenitentium/Chorus) [4'46] 17 Komm! Hebe dich zu höhern Sphären! (Mater gloriosa/Chorus) [1'12] 18 Blikket auf (Doctor Marianus/Chorus) [6'53] 19 Alles Vergängliche (Chorus) [6'51] 'This set is mainly valuable for those who attended the Southbank concerts. Maybe the more controversial performances came across more compellingly live than they do on disc' (Gramophone) 'This is such a shattering performance of this masterpiece that I can only urge everyone to hear it and prepare themselves for an experience quite out the ordinary' (Classical Source) |