Zubin Mehta & The Los Angeles Philharmonic Mahler Symphony No.3 In D Minor (2 LP)

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Gustav Mahler's Symphony No.1896, completed in 3, is the most extensive work in the Austrian composer's oeuvre. The monumental work is a musical portrait of the universe and at the same time an attempt to interpret the world. Not only because of its enormous dimensions, but also because of its sound philosophy, Mahler's Symphony No. 3 places the highest demands on its interpreters.
Zubin Mehta's Decca recording from 1978 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Maureen Forrester as vocal soloist is one of the most remarkable recordings of the work for several reasons and is considered an absolute reference recording by Mahler connoisseurs and audiophiles alike: the energetic and precise orchestral design, which avoids any sentimentality, the mature alto voice of the fantastic Maureen Forrester – and last but not least, an always overwhelming sonority best Decca recordings of the late analogue era.
"Mehta has made a specialty out of Mahler's Third Symphony. The massive first movement, with its outstanding inner detail of the lower registers of the orchestra, may be the best ever recorded, especially if you are primarily considering the sound...The timpani at the end and the final sumptuous chord have never sounded so good on a recording." - Arthur Lintgren, The Absolute Sound, January 2019

Features:

• 200g Vinyl
• 33 1/3rpm
• Double LP
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman from original analog tape

Musicians:

• Maureen Forrester, contralto
• The Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Zubin Mehta, conductor
• Sidney Harth, violin
• Robert di Vall, posthorn

Selections:

Side A
1. I Vigorous (part 1)
Side B
1. I Stark (conclusion) (part 1)
2. II Tempo di menuetto (part 2)
Side C
1. III Comodo (part 2)
2. IV Very slow – Misterioso "O man! O man!" (part 2)
Side D
1. V Funny in tempo and cheeky in expression "Bimm bamm" (part 2)
2. VI Slow (part 2)