Lorin Maazel leads the Philharmonia Orchestra and a star-studded ensemble of performers in Mahler’s first three Symphonies. This is the first release in a series that will encompass all nine of Mahler’s Symphonies—each recorded live at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
'It's wonderfully stylish: that hesitant Viennese-style playing-around and a lovely warm string sound … you get that audience perspective as if you were sitting in the hall, and it's got all the ...
BBC Music Magazine
'These live performances taken from Lorin Maazel's recent cycle with the Philharmonia in London took me by surprise … never sacrificing spontaneity to predictability, shape, purpose and direction ...
BBC Music Magazine'These live performances taken from Lorin Maazel's recent cycle with the Philharmonia in London took me by surprise … never sacrificing spontaneity to predictability, shape, purpose and direction ...