The new GENUIN CD, featuring a chamber music version of Mahler's 2nd Symphony, offers the listener a new and unusual perspective on this work of the century! Pianists Gregor Meyer and Walter Zoller, together with the Gewandhaus Choir under the direction of Frank-Steffen Elster, used the four-hand piano version of the Resurrection Symphony as a basis, which the legendary Bruno Walter had created around 1900, still under the watchful eye of Gustav Mahler. The radical nature of the piece and its harmonic and formal ventures come to light in this version as if placed under a magnifying glass. Annika Steinbach (soprano) and Henriette Gödde (alto), as well as Emanuel Mütze (trumpet), contribute to this extraordinary, top-notch listening experience!



PianoNews
"If some things seem alienating, this version shows details in a different light, especially the movements with vocals sound intimate and touching." Review by Anja Renczikowski, 5/2023 issue

American Record Guide
"[...] a nostalgic memento of the pandemic." Review published July/August 2023 issue

concerti
"A welcome unusual release. [...] A new view, interesting and always worthwhile." Review from 02 April 2023

Gewandhaus Magazin
"a version that can take Mahler to places where he is hardly expected."
Review by Hagen Kunze, March 1, 2023