Title: Symphony 2 Artist: Mahler Label: Linn Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 691062045278 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2018-10-26 Number of Discs: 2 Additional Details: 2 PACK
Benjamin Zander conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Mahler's hugely popular 'Resurrection' Symphony in a GRAMMY-nominated recording. Exceptionally challenging and thrillingly powerful it is the perfect showcase for Zander's distinctive balance of insightful musicianship and emotional intensity. With London's famed Philharmonia Orchestra, he is recording the complete cycle of Mahler symphonies, recordings which have been received with extraordinary critical acclaim and several awards. Zander's recordings of Mahler symphonies have inspired critics worldwide to use superlatives such as 'revelatory', 'exhilarating', 'illuminating' and 'remarkable'. The featured soloists are Sarah Connolly, one of the foremost British mezzo-sopranos who has impressed at La Scala and Glyndebourne, and Swedish soprano Miah Persson, who is in great demand with the major opera houses including Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera New York.
