Zubin Mehta - Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (1978) [2016 SACD]

Zubin Mehta conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in an overwhelming performance of Gustav Mahler's 2-part, 6-movement Symphony No. 3 In D Minor with Maureen Forrester (contralto), Sidney Harth (violin) and Robert di Vall (posthorn)

Made in March of 1978 at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, CA by recording engineers James Lock and Simon Eadon, this staging of Mahler's Symphony No. 3 is considered to be one of the best Decca recordings available


Tracks:

Part I
1 I. Kräftig (Part I) 22:38
2 I. Kräftig (Conclusion) 9:50

Part II
3 II. Il Tempo Di Menuetto 10:12
4 III. Comodo 16:23
5 IV. Sehr Langsam - Misterioso "O Mensch! O Mensch!" 9:04
6 V. Lustig Im Tempo Und Keck Im Ausdruck "Bimm Bamm" 3:53
7 VI. Langsam 26:35

Personnel:

Maureen Forrester – contralto
California Boys' Choir
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Sidney Harth – violin
Robert di Vall – posthorn
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta - conducting