In recent decades, the outstanding American conductor David Zinman has elevated Zurich's venerable Tonhalle Orchestra into one of the world's elite ensembles. Their complete set of the Beethoven symphonies has achieved benchmark status, and the complete Zinman/Tonhalle Mahler cycle, reissued here, has also been widely acclaimed. "This is not Mahler for head bangers or hifi freaks," wrote MusicWeb International, "although this set is definitely in the 'demonstration' class - because Zinman never loses sight of the music's architecture, of the balance between Mahler at his most intimate and at his most extrovert." Reviewing the Third Symphony, ClassicsToday declared: "This is pretty sensational... Zinman reveals himself here as a fearless Mahlerian who stands with the best."
1 Slow, Adagio - Allegro Risoluto Ma Non Troppo 22:07
2 Night Music: Allegro Moderato 15:55
3 Scherzo: Shadowy, Flowing, But Not Fast, a Little Hesitant in the Opening Bars - Trio 10:19
4 Night Music: Andante Amoroso 12:30
5 Rondo Finale: Tempo I, Allegro Ordinario - Measured! Not Fast! Do Not Rush. Tempo II, Allegro Moderato Ma... 18:07
- Disc 11 -
1 Veni, Creator Spiritus 1:29
2 Imple Superna Gratia 4:32
3 Infirma Nostri Corporis 1:51
4 Tempo I 1:22
5 Infirma Nostri Corporis (Very Fluent - Once Again As Slow As Before, Not Sluggish) 3:12
6 Ascende Lumen Sensibus 4:57
7 Veni, Creator Spiritus 4:22
8 Gloria Sit Patri Domino 2:43
- Disc 12 -
1 Poco Adagio 6:01
2 Più Mosso, Allegro Moderato 3:19
3 Chorus and Echo: Grove, She Staggers 4:28
4 Father Ecstaticus: Eternal Wonnebrand 1:41
5 Father Profundis: Like Rocky Abyss at My Feet 4:51
6 Chorus of the Angels: Rescued Is the Noble Member of the Spirit World of Evil - Choir of Blessed Boys: Hands Devour You 1:02
7 Chorus of the Younger Angels: Those Roses from the Hands 1:52
8 The Perfected Angels: We Have a Remnant of the Earth 2:20
9 The Younger Angels: I Feel Just Now, Fogging Around the Top of the Rock - Doctor Marianus: Here Is the View Free - Choir... 1:16
10 Doctor Marianus: Supreme Ruler of the World! 4:20
11 You, the Untouchable - Una Poenitentium and Chorus of the Penitents: You Float to the Heights of the Eternal Realms 4:02
12 Magna Peccatrix: By the Love of the Feet - Mulier Samaritana: By the Bronn, to the Very Beginning - Maria... 4:59
13 Una Poenitentium: Tend, Incline, You Unparalleled 12:54
14 Blessed Boys: He Is Already Overgrowing Us - Una Poenitentium: Surrounded By the Noble Spirit Choir 3:46
15 Mater Gloriosa: Come on! Come Over! Raise Yourself to Higher Spheres! 1:10
16 Doctor Marianus: Look at the Savior's Look, All the Penitent Tender Ones 5:46
17 Chorus Mysticus: Everything Transient Is Only a Parable 5:45
- Disc 13 -
1 Andante Comodo 30:53
2 At the Pace of a Leisurely Country Man, a Bit Dorky and Very Rude 15:50
3 Rondo Burlesque: Allegro Assai, Very Defiant 13:38
- Disc 14 -
1 Adagio, Very Slow and Still Reserved 28:41
- Disc 15 -
1 Adagio: Andante - Adagio 25:34
2 Scherzo: In Leisurely Movement, Without Haste 13:24
3 Purgatorio: Weirdly Moved 4:00
4 Scherzo: Strong, Not Too Fast 13:35
5 Finale: Slow - Allegro Moderato - Andante Comodo, But Not Sluggish 21:37
In recent decades, the outstanding American conductor David Zinman has elevated Zurich's venerable Tonhalle Orchestra into one of the world's elite ensembles. Their complete set of the Beethoven symphonies has achieved benchmark status, and the complete Zinman/Tonhalle Mahler cycle, reissued here, has also been widely acclaimed. "This is not Mahler for head bangers or hifi freaks," wrote MusicWeb International, "although this set is definitely in the 'demonstration' class - because Zinman never loses sight of the music's architecture, of the balance between Mahler at his most intimate and at his most extrovert." Reviewing the Third Symphony, ClassicsToday declared: "This is pretty sensational... Zinman reveals himself here as a fearless Mahlerian who stands with the best."
