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Did Klemperer ever record Mahler's 1st symphony?

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John N

Although I didn't comment to the thread below regarding Mahler 2nd, I really am fond of Klemperer's Mahler, including the 2nd. I've not been able to find whether he recorded the 1st symphony. Any leads?

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Looks like no according to this discogrpahy... - kuma 23:06:19 06/03/20 (0)
Lotsa 2s and 4s. But no 1s.
- http://www.ann.hi-ho.ne.jp/aria/Klemperer-Disco_E.htm (Open in New Window)
Wow...... - Todd Krieger 22:51:59 06/03/20 (9)
I'd love to listen to Klemperer do the Mahler One, if such recording exists...... That would be a match in heaven......

Same goes for Celibidache, for that matter.........
- Perhaps it was because Celibidache started out in pure math... - John Marks 18:20:17 06/04/20 (8)
  Perhaps it was because Celibidache started out in pure math... but I have read that Celi was unattracted to most of Mahler's large works because he found them lacking in comprehensible form.
  
  He was quoted as saying something along the lines of, "Mahler knows how to start a movement but he can't decide how to finish it." (Quoted from memory.)
  
  The only work that AFAIK Celi performed was Kindertotenlieder. Which, btw, was the occasion of the worst Valentine's-Day date of my young life.
  
  (Memo to self: Research the orchestral program first. AND WHO WAS THE EINSTEIN WHO PROGRAMMED KTNLD FOR FEB. 14 ?????)
  
  I link below to a wonderful audio-only YT--doesn't Fassbaender at least a little call to mind Kathleen Ferrier?
  
  atb,
  
  john
  - Mahler - Kindertotenlieder - Brigitte Fassbaender, Celibidac (Open in New Window)
  - RE: Perhaps it was because Celibidache started out in pure math... - Todd Krieger 03:49:44 06/05/20 (1)
    If I'm not mistaken, Fritz Reiner had a similar opinion of Anton Bruckner...... I don't think Reiner conducted anything by that composer.
    - RE: Perhaps it was because Celibidache started out in pure math... - John N 08:33:21 06/05/20 (0)
      Reiner never recorded anything by Bruckner - I went looking a few years back. He was scheduled to record Bruckner 6th but his illness prevented any of the performances that would have preceded the recording.
      He conducted a Bruckner 8 while in Pittsburgh.
  - John- perhaps you can say why Celi is relevant to a discussion of Klemperer? - John N 18:30:20 06/04/20 (5)
    BTW - in as careful searches of discographies as I was able, there is no Klemperer Mahler 1 (alas)
    - No "perhaps" about it--I was responding to Todd's comment. - John Marks 19:09:27 06/04/20 (4)
      jm
      - Fair enough- I'll take Todd to task for hijacking the thread :) (nt) - John N 19:24:56 06/04/20 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: No "perhaps" about it--I was responding to Todd's comment. posted by John Marks on June 04, 2020 at 19:09:27
        
        Sorry.......... - Todd Krieger 03:53:58 06/05/20 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Fair enough- I'll take Todd to task for hijacking the thread :) (nt) posted by John N on June 04, 2020 at 19:24:56
        
        I was just thinking of non-Mahler conductors who would have been great with Mahler.... Aside from Klemperer, Celibidache came to mind.
        
        Celibidache's Mahler. - pbarach 05:08:15 06/05/20 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Sorry.......... posted by Todd Krieger on June 05, 2020 at 03:53:58
        
        There's a live performance of Songs of a Wayfarer in circulation; Celibidache conducts, the singer is Brigitte Fassbaender. It's very slow (surprise, surprise).
        
        RE: Celibidache's Mahler. - Todd Krieger 09:58:22 06/08/20 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Celibidache's Mahler. posted by pbarach on June 05, 2020 at 05:08:15
        
        I like my Mahler "slow"...... [-;

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