Mahler Chamber Orchestra Essentials

Mahler Chamber Orchestra Essentials

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Founded by Italian maestro Claudio Abbado in the late-‘90s, this ensemble bring a Mahlerian pensiveness and weight to Mozart’s mighty Don Giovanni, K. 527 Overture and Beethoven’s triumphant Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4. In G Major. The Mahler Chamber Orchestra is especially spirited in playing music by its namesake composer, pitting sprightly melodies against hefty, frequent shifts in mood. It all comes together in the ensemble’s approach to Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor (alongside provocative pianist Daniil Trifonov), where their readings come across as heavy, but with a feathery freedom in their quiet moments.

Overture (Bonus Track)

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

5:28

"Notte e giorno faticar"

Vitalij Kowaljow, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Diana Damrau, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Luca Pisaroni

5:31

"Madamina, il catalogo è questo"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Luca Pisaroni

5:52

"Ah! dov'è il perfido?"

Rolando Villazón, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Konstantin Wolff, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Mojca Erdmann, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Luca Pisaroni

6:37

I. Allegro moderato - Cadenza

Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Gautier Capuçon

13:51

II. Adagio

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Gautier Capuçon, Daniel Harding

4:30

III. Rondo (Allegro) - Cadenza

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Gautier Capuçon, Daniel Harding

5:19

"Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!" in des Lebens Frühlingstagen"

Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Jonas Kaufmann

10:42

I. Maestoso

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov, Mikhail Pletnev

15:40

II. Larghetto

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev, Daniil Trifonov

10:20

III. Allegro vivace

Mikhail Pletnev, Daniil Trifonov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

8:49

I. Bedächtig, nicht eilen - Recht gemächlich

Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

16:36

II. In gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding

9:14

III. Ruhevoll (poco adagio)

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding

23:09

IV. Sehr behaglich "Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden"

Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Dorothea Röschmann

9:28

O mio babbino caro

Claudio Abbado, Anna Netrebko, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

2:50

E strano! - Ah, fors'è lui

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, Anna Netrebko

4:55

Sempre libera

Claudio Abbado, Anna Netrebko, Saimir Pirgu, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

3:39

I. Allegro non troppo

Daniel Harding, Isabelle Faust, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

20:35

1. Meditation (Arr. for Strings)

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Janine Jansen, Daniel Harding

9:49

2. Scherzo (Arr. for Strings)

Janine Jansen, Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

3:31

3. Mélodie (Arr. for Strings)

Janine Jansen, Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

3:52

I. Allegro

Alexander Melnikov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Teodor Currentzis

7:10

I. Signal. Breite, majestätische Halbe

Kolja Blacher, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

2:08

II. Sehr lebhaft

Kolja Blacher, Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

5:38

Prologue (Prologue)

Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

3:27

Theme

Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

1:04

The Journey (Governess)

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding

2:12

Oh! la pitoyable aventure! (Scenes XVII-XIX)

Magdalena Kožená, Marc Minkowski, Jean-Christophe Keck, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

3:15

Connais-tu le pays?

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Magdalena Kožená, Marc Minkowski, Jean-Christophe Keck

5:25

I. Allegro aperto

Albrecht Mayer, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

7:59

II. Andante ma non troppo

Albrecht Mayer, Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

6:58

III. Allegretto

Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Albrecht Mayer

6:17

Overture

Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

6:05

"Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja.He da!"

Claudio Abbado, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Christoph Strehl, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

4:30

"Hm! hm! hm! hm!"

Anne-Caroline Schlüter, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Christoph Strehl, Caroline Stein, Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Heidi Zehnder

5:46

"Es lebe Sarastro! Sarastro lebe!"

Christoph Strehl, René Pape, Claudio Abbado, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Kurt Azesberger, Dorothea Röschmann, Erwin Ortner

7:06

"O Isis und Osiris"

Claudio Abbado, René Pape, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Erwin Ortner, Arnold Schoenberg Choir

2:32

"Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"

Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Erika Miklósa

2:54

"Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen"

Claudio Abbado, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

3:48

"Papagena! Papagena!"

Claudio Abbado, Soloists of Tölzer Knabenchor, Dorothea Röschmann, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

7:25

I. Allegro moderato

Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

19:04

II. Andante con moto

Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

4:49

III. Rondo, Vivace

Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

10:07

I. Allegro molto appassionato

Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Renaud Capuçon

12:47

II. Andante

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Renaud Capuçon

8:22

III. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Renaud Capuçon

6:04

I. Moderato

Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

10:26

II. Adagio sostenuto

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang

11:15

III. Allegro scherzando

Yuja Wang, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

11:26