Symphonies and Symphonic Poems [23 CD]

This 23 CD box set bears witness to Mehtas work in the recording studio for Decca between May 1965 (Bruckners Ninth Symphony with the Wiener Philharmoniker) and July 1980 (Tchaikovskys Capriccio italien with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra).

The bulk of the recordings date from the 1970s, and the period of white-hot inspiration when Mehta achieved and consolidated his international reputation.

There are textbook performances here: the orchestral conflicts found Mahlers Second Symphony, for example, or the visionary build-up of internal tension in the final movement of the same composers Third; the highly individual manner in which Mehta plumbs the depths of Beethovens Seventh, and the cycle of Schubert symphonies; the macabre echo of the Trauermarsch in Mahlers Fifth, and the rational and yet sensuous quality of Mehtas responsiveness to Strauss.

23 CD Cap-box
Booklet with tracklists and a new note by Massimo Rolando Zegna in English and Italian
Dimensions: Dimensions 13.5x12.5x8.5cm / Weight: 0.8kg

CD 1
Beethoven Symphony no. 7
R. Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
Los Angeles Philharmonic

CD 2
Berlioz Symphony Fantastique
New York Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 3
Bruckner Symphony no. 9
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 4
Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 1 Winter Reveries
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 2 Little Russian
Los Angeles Philharmonic

CD 5
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 3 Polish
Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky Ouverture Solennelle
Los Angeles Philharmonic

CD 6
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 4
Los Angeles Philharmonic

Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite
Tchaikovsky Slavonic March
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 7
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 5
Los Angeles Philharmonic

Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 8
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 6 Pathétique
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic

CD 9
Dvorak Symphony no. 7
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Liszt Les Preludes
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 10
Dvorak Symphony no. 9 From the New World
Dvorak Symphony no. 8
Los Angeles Philharmonic

CD 11
Mahler Symphony no. 3
Los Angeles Philharmonic

CD 12
Mahler Symphony no. 3 [continued]
Mahler Symphony no. 1
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 13
Berlioz Harold in Italy
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 14
Mahler Symphony no. 2 Resurrection
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 15
Mahler Symphony no. 4
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 16
Mahler Symphony no. 5
Los Angeles Philharmonic

CD 17
Schubert Symphony no. 1
Schubert Symphony no. 3
Schubert Symphony no. 8 Unfinished
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 18
Schubert Symphony no. 2
Schubert Symphony no. 4 Tragic
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 19
Schubert Symphony no. 6 The Little
Schubert Rosamunde
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 20
Schubert Symphony no. 5
Schubert Symphony no. 9 The Great
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 21
R. Strauss Alpensymphonie
Los Angeles Philharmonic

CD 22
R. Strauss Sinfonia Domestica
Los Angeles Philharmonic

CD 23
R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben
Los Angeles Philharmonic