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In Reply to: Classical music similar to Mahler? posted by Frank25 on February 1, 2007 at 16:59:01:
Frank25:You may be experiencing a similar musical journey to mine. I listened to rock music most of my life, and always had a little bit of an appreciation for classical music. About 7(?) or so years ago, I purchased a DVD-A of Mahler's 2nd symphony just to hear what this type of music sounded like on a surround system. I was hooked by the alternating power, beauty, and drama in his music. I have since been addicted to his music, spending 75% of my music listening time on Mahler over the following 5 years or so (and purchasing many hundreds of CD's of his music).
Fortunately, I have expanded my classical music horizons over the last 18 months. Although I love many other composers these days, I will tell you that there is still no one quite like Mahler to me. You (I) can spend months-upon-months listening to different versions of his 11 symphonies. All that said, and without dismissing any one else's recommendations, I might suggest these recordings:
Sibelius: Sym 2 (Bernstein/NYPO or either Szell/CO or RCOA)
Dvorak: Syms 7,8,9,(buy a 2-fer set Dohnanyi or Neumann) and Cello Concerto (Ma/Masur)
Rachmaninov: Piano Ctos 2, 3 (Hough/Litton)
Beethoven: Syms 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 (Walter or Bohm in 6th, Bernstein/VPO in all others), Piano Ctos 3-5 (Fleischer/Szell)
Brahms: Piano Ctos 1, 2 (Friere/Chailly or Fleischer/Szell), Syms 1-4 (either Levine/VPO or CSO, Eschenbach/HSO)
Shostakovich: Syms 5 (Bernstein/NYPO) & 7 (Masur/NYPO)Scott
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