Mahler: The Ultimate Collection (on vinyl)

San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus
Soloists: Isabel Bayrakdarian, Laura Claycomb, Michelle DeYoung, Susan Graham, Anthony Dean Griffey, Thomas Hampson, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, Sergei Leiferkus, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, James Morris, Thomas Moser, Yvonne Naef, Marina Shaguch, Stuart Skelton, Erin Wall

Repertoire
Gustav Mahler
• Symphonies Nos. 1-9
• Adagio from Symphony No. 10
Kindertotenlieder
Das klagende Lied
Das Lied von der Erde
• Songs with Orchestra
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Rückert-Lieder
• Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Rückert-Lieder for piano and voice
Des Knaben Wunderhorn

A LIMITED EDITION of the Grammy® Award–winning series.

A SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND NUMBERED DELUXE BOXED SET

The deluxe 22-LP set is the capstone of the seven-time Grammy® Award-winning and five star Diâpason d’Or Mahler Cycle recorded live at Davies Symphony Hall from 2001-2009. The series, released in individual installments on Hybrid SACD, was a commercial success and was lauded with critical acclaim. This one-time only offer will be limited to 500 individually numbered sets. The first 250 sets will be signed by Michael Tilson Thomas.

Features
• Numbered, limited to 1000 sets
• First 250 sets signed by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas
• 22 180g vinyl LPs, each housed in luxuriously designed, separate jackets
• LP mastering by Kevin Gray at Acous Tech Mastering
• Hardbound book with extensive liner notes, bios, and texts in three languages, plus archival photographs
• Special outer shipping box or extra protection
• Over 18 hours of music

The discs, originally recorded in DSD and released on hybrid-stereo and (tasteful, even convincing) multichannel SACDs, were generally excellent sounding, with a rich tonality, wide and deep soundstaging, and terrific dynamic scaling and extended range. Not only have these qualities translated beautifully to vinyl, they actually, perhaps even surprisingly, sound better than ever.
The Absolute Sound
“This has been a landmark Mahler cycle… there’s now no better orchestra in the U.S. than Tilson Thomas’s SFS for Mahler. If you’ve not yet sampled the cycle… just pick your favorite Mahler to start. But do start.”
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