Description
The eminent Russian conductor Genndy Rozhdestvensky (1931) was the first Russian born conductor to perform and record all Mahler’s symphonies in his country. Mahler’s Das klagende Lied is a rarity and here is performed ‘live’, complete in the original three part edition The performance was reviewed by Gramophone magazine as follows: ‘Rozhdestvensky’s highly dramatic account of Mahler’s three-movement drama’. The recording was first issued in 1995 but deleted shortly afterwards with the demise of BBC Radio Classics. The ICA version has been completely remastered restoring the wide dynamics of Rozhdestvensky’s magnificent performance. The distinguished soloists feature Dame Janet Baker, one of the greatest Mahler interpreters of the 20th Century. The CD also features another rarity – Janacek’s The Fiddler’s Child – from the 1979 Prague Festival. This ‘live’ recording has never been issued before and is Rozdestvensky’s only taping of the work. Rozhdestvensky recordings of Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4 (ICAC 5035) and Holst’s The Planets (ICAC 5053) have received great critical acclaim.
