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Building a Library: Mahler: Symphony No.3

With Andrew McGregor. Including at 9.30am Building a Library: Mahler: Symphony No 3. 11.15am Interview: Cecilia Bartoli. 11.45am Disc of the Week: Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 2.

Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music.

Building a Library:
Mahler: Symphony No.3

Reviewer - Edward Seckerson

First choice:
(c/w Suites from works by Bach)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Petra Lang, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Netherlands Children's Choir, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Decca 4706522 (2 Hybrid SACDs)

Budget choice:
(c/w Kindertotenlieder, Ruckert-Lieder, Lieder aus 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Martha Lipton, New York Church of the Transfiguration Boys' Choir, New York Schola Cantorum, Jennie Tourel (in the disk couplings), Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
Sony SM2K61831 (2CDs)

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.mahler:
bal.mahler.symphony.no.3

3 hours, 15 minutes

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Sat 17 Nov 2007 09:00

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