Mahler Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” - Georg Solti London Symphony Orchestra

Gustav Mahler: Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” (CS170)

This Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” by Gustav Mahler is an epic recording by the London Symphony Orchestra, with Heather Harper as soprano, Helen Watts as contralto and John Alldis as choirmaster, conducted by Georg Solti. Recorded at Kingsway Hall in London in May 1966, with David Harvey as producer and Gordon Parry as sound engineer, it is an incomparable performance.

• 1. Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ausdruck (20’58)

• 2. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich (10’34)

• 3. In ruhig fließender Bewegung (10’14)

• 4. "Urlicht" - Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht, Choralmässig text from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" by L. Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano (4’26)

• 5. Im Tempo des Scherzo. Wild herausfahrend. Allegro energico. Langsam. Misterioso text from the hymn "Die Auferstehung" by F.Klopstock (34’21)

Heather Harper, soprano

Helen Watts, contralto

London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus master: John Alldis

Conductor: Georg Solti

Recording:  Kingsway Hall, London, May 1966

Producer: David Harvey

Sound Engineer: Gordon Parry