Mahler symphony 6 best recording

1. Which Mahler symphony should I listen to first?
2. Who is the best conductor for Mahler?
3. Are there any recordings of Mahler conducting?
4. What is Gustav Mahler's most famous symphony?

Which Mahler symphony should I listen to first?

Generally speaking, the second symphony (known as The Resurrection) is a good place to start. If you think of it as a concept album about life, death and rebirth with added cymbal crashes, you're half-way there.

Who is the best conductor for Mahler?

Leonard Bernstein was a great, great Mahler conductor but I do believe he misread Mahler's intentions in this movement. It's Mahler's declaration of love for his wife Alma, sung with words that cannot be written. It is also the basis of the finale, so these two movements also are really one long movement.

Are there any recordings of Mahler conducting?

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One of the earliest-ever recordings of Mahler's music is included on at least two different compilations, one of which also features a digital recreation of a 78 first pressed in 1903 of Weber's opera Die drei Pintos — which was actually completed by Mahler.

What is Gustav Mahler's most famous symphony?

Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)