I. Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ausdruck [Con espressione del tutto seria e solenne] 19.59 II. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich. Nie eilen [Molto comodo. Senza accelerare] 7.58 III. In ruhig fl iessender Bewegung. [Con moto tranquillo e scorrevole] 10.12 IV. “Urlicht” (aus “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”). Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht (Choralmässig) [“Luce primigenia” (dal “Corno magico del fanciullo”). Molto solenne, ma semplice (come un corale)] 4.46 V. Im Tempo des Scherzo , Wild herausfahrend [Prorompendo selvaggiamente] Langsam [Lento] Allegro energico Langsam [Lento] “Aufersteh’n”. Langsam misterioso [“Risorgerai”. Lento misterioso] 32.20 Conceived, recorded and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci Recording assistant: Paola Liberato Recorded at Teatro Regio Torino Recording date: October 24, 2015 Producer: Rachel Smith Photo Gianandrea Noseda: Sussie Ahlburg Photo Gianandrea Noseda/Orchestra e Coro Teatro Regio: Ramella&Giannese © Teatro Regio Torino Photo Claudio Fenoglio: Ramella&Giannese © Teatro Regio Torino With this album Giulio Cesare Ricci continues his collaboration with the great conductor Gianandrea Noseda and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio of Turin.After the Symphonic Suite Sheherazade by Nikolaj Rimsky-Korsakov it is now the turn of the Second Symphony by Gustav Mahler where in addition to the name of Gianandrea Noseda and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio of Turin the names of Regula Muhlemann (soprano soloist), Anna Maria Chiuri (mezzo-soprano soloist) and Claudio Fenoglio (chorus master) are also added. Giulio Cesare Ricci for this recording used the legendary original Neumann U47, U48, M49 valve microphones Recorded in Stereo DSD on Pyramix using dCS A/D and D/A converters This is a live recording that maintains all the naturalness, dynamics and realism of the performance intact. A recording made in the natural acoustics of the Teatro Regio in Turin, without sound manipulation, nor equalization, nor reverb, nor compression and expansion...but natural sound with true timbre.
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MAHLERNOSEDA1 - 157 - SACD - CLASSIC