Mahler 150th Anniversary

Benchmark recording on 11-cds of Mahler's complete symphonies by Leonard Bernstein.

Gustav Mahler's symphonies still arouse emotion like few others; Deutsche Grammophon's eleven disc release of Leonard Bernstein's complete cycle celebrating Mahler's 150th anniversary at just £29.50 saves over £20.00 off the usuall mrrp of £49.99.

Performed between 1974-88 with three virtuoso orchestras - the New York Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic and Amsterdam Concertgebouw - Bernstein used newly developed digital recording technology and employed a spellbindingly slow, more heavily expressive conducting style compared to his previous Mahler recordings in the 1960s.

"A personal statement by one great musician on another" Penguin Guide to Compact Discs.

"A monumental achievement and the benchmark against which future Mahler sets will be measured" Fanfare.

One the 20th century's greatest conductors - Evgeny Svetlanov - celebrates Gustav Mahler's 150th anniversary with the complete symphonic cycle on 14-cds.

Mahler's life of triumph and heartbreak, optimism and hopelessness is revealed in his ten monumental symphonies, which arouse such immense strength of feeling in listeners.

Blurring the lines between orchestral lieder, symphony and symphonic poem, cramming in images of nature, poems, religious texts, philosophical programmes, solo singers and choirs, Svetlanov's performances of this massive cycle bristle with power and range.

14-cd box set from Warner Classics, price of £55.99 saves £14.00 over usual price of £69.99.

"The symphony is a world" Gustav Mahler.

"Svetlanov is recommended to those who find Mahler performance in the post-Bernstein era altogether too elegant and genteel" New York Times.