Author: Philharmonia Orchestra

Format: Box set

Release Date: 12-04-2011

Details: In the course of preparing the booklet for the BBC's celebrations of Mahler's centenary in 1960, Deryck Cooke felt that he needed to do more than simply describe the unfinished state of the Tenth Symphony. Most of Mahler's sketches had been published by 1924, and Cooke discovered to his surprise that detailed study revealed much more than the incomplete and fragmentary work he had believed it to be. The BBC agreed to include the tenth in its complete cycle of the symphonies in the form of a detailed illustrated talk. The event, preserved on this recording, took place on December 19, 1960. Nearly all of the symphony was performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Berthold Goldschmidt. The critical reaction was positive, but Mahler's widow, who had given her blessing to the idea, banned all future performances without having heard any of the music. Eventually persuaded to listen to a tape of the broadcast, she was so moved by hearing it that she rescinded the ban. The first complete performance, heard here, took place on August 13, 1964 at the BBC Proms with Berthold Goldschmidt conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.

UPC: 749677145729

EAN: 0749677145729

Model: TES1457

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood