Bruno Walter [1876-1962] conducted "Song of the Earth"
DECCA Company 414 194-2 DH [1CD] Original 1952
Male Treble: Julius Pachak
Alto: Catherine Ferrier
Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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Tenor: Fritz Ondrich
Alto: Krista Ludwig
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Performance: Philharmonic Orchestra and New Philharmonic Orchestra
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"The best version "This statement itself is open to question. Art is not technology and cannot be quantified, so the best version should vary from person to person.
I have the original version by Bruno Walter in 1952. As a student of Mahler, Walter premiered this great work in 1911. His interpretation should be closest to Mahler himself, and Catherine Ferrier's performance has been hailed as a swan song in the world.
Otto Klemperer's version is of course also first-rate, with better sound effects than Bruno Walter's version.