Bruckner, Dvorak, Mahler and Mendelssohn Symphonies [Franz Welser-Möst]

Gustav Mahler:
01 - 04 Symphony No.4 in G major [62'53]

Felicity Lott- soprano, London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst

EMI Eminence CD-EMX2139   [recorded June 1988; this CD issue 1988]

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Recording venue: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London
Recording engineer: Mike Clements; Producer: Andrew Keener

Anton Bruckner:
01 - 04 Symphony No.5 in B-flat major (Novak Edition) [70'27]

London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst

EMI 5758622   [recorded May 1993; this CD issue 2003]

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Recording venue: Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria in concert;
Recording engineer: Simon Woods; Producer: John Kurlander

Felix Mendelssohn:
01 - 06 Symphony No.3 In A minor, op.56 'Scottish' [36'01]
07 - 10 Symphony No. 4 in A major, op.90 'Italian' [30'02]

London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst

EMI 5749652   [recorded October 1991 and February 1992; this CD issue 2001]

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Recording venue: Blackheath Concert Halls, London;
Recording engineers: Paul Baily & Bob Whitney; Producers: John Fraser & John Kurlander

Few prominent musicians have received such a bad press in the UK as the Austrian conductor, Franz Welser-Möst. Or 'Frankly worst than most' as he was known to London Philharmonic players during his time as principal conductor. I think these three recordings from EMI defy that epithet. The Bruckner even lays claim to being one of the finest ever recordings of the Fifth Symphony.

And I saw and heard Welser-Möst lead a riveting performance of Peter Grimes at Glyndebourne in 1994 in Trevor Nunn's production.

Here's another early recording in a rather curious collection; although providing a rare opportunity to hear Okko Kamu as violin soloist in the Sallinen concerto.

01 - 04 Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major, op.88 * [36'52]
05 - 06 Aulis Sallinen: Violin Concerto, op.18 ^ [15'42]
07 Lars-Åke Franke-Blom: Music for a Mobile ~ [15'37]

Okko Kamu- violin^; Norrköping Symphony Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst*, Sven-Gunnar Andrén^ and Jorma Panula~

Swedish Society MAP CD9134   [recorded December 1986*, November 1973^ and April 1978~; download issued 2021]

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Recording venues: Berwald Hall, Stockholm* and Concert Hall, Norrköping^~, Sweden
Producer and Technician: Bertil Östberg

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