San Francisco Symphony & Chorus
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
Repertoire
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Often called the Resurrection Symphony, this vast work begins in purgatorial terror and moves through the gamut of emotions, to a visionary choral finale in which the heavens open. In addition to the Orchestra, the SFS recording of this overwhelming work features the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian, and mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.
The same sense of inchoate excitement and impending ecstasy that permeated Bernstein's performances permeate Tilson Thomas'. But Tilson Thomas' performances are also thoroughly planned and flawlessly executed.AllMusic