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[Mahler, Gustav. (1860–1911)] Bernstein, Leonard. (1918–1990). Typed Letter Signed about his Mahler recordings. TLS. 1 page, with envelope of the NY Philhmaronic stamped 1968. To Dirk Nabering of the Gustav-Mahler-Gesellschaft in Berlin. In full: "This is a marvelous moment in Mahler-history. His name has become a magic one among audiences, especially among the young. And I am extremely proud that this month Columbia Records (CBS in Europe) is issuing my performances of all nine Symphonies in one beautiful album. It is a historic occasion! My greetings to you, in Mahler's name. (signed) Leonard Bernstein." Two-hole punch along left edge, else fine and sold together with the original envelope.
Bernstein was the first conductor to record a complete Mahler symphonic cycle, a project he pursued between 1960 and 1968, this at a time when there were only seven or eight formal, complete Beethoven symphonic cycles in print or in progress. At the time he started recording this body of music, his label, Columbia Masterworks, had exactly four recordings of Mahler's music in print, the Symphonies No. 1, No. 2, and No. 9 as done by Bruno Walter in the late '50s and early '60s, plus Walter's Das Lied Von Der Erde.
Bernstein was the first conductor to record a complete Mahler symphonic cycle, a project he pursued between 1960 and 1968, this at a time when there were only seven or eight formal, complete Beethoven symphonic cycles in print or in progress. At the time he started recording this body of music, his label, Columbia Masterworks, had exactly four recordings of Mahler's music in print, the Symphonies No. 1, No. 2, and No. 9 as done by Bruno Walter in the late '50s and early '60s, plus Walter's Das Lied Von Der Erde.
[Mahler, Gustav. (1860–1911)] Bernstein, Leonard. (1918–1990). Typed Letter Signed about his Mahler recordings. TLS. 1 page, with envelope of the NY Philhmaronic stamped 1968. To Dirk Nabering of the Gustav-Mahler-Gesellschaft in Berlin. In full: "This is a marvelous moment in Mahler-history. His name has become a magic one among audiences, especially among the young. And I am extremely proud that this month Columbia Records (CBS in Europe) is issuing my performances of all nine Symphonies in one beautiful album. It is a historic occasion! My greetings to you, in Mahler's name. (signed) Leonard Bernstein." Two-hole punch along left edge, else fine and sold together with the original envelope.
Bernstein was the first conductor to record a complete Mahler symphonic cycle, a project he pursued between 1960 and 1968, this at a time when there were only seven or eight formal, complete Beethoven symphonic cycles in print or in progress. At the time he started recording this body of music, his label, Columbia Masterworks, had exactly four recordings of Mahler's music in print, the Symphonies No. 1, No. 2, and No. 9 as done by Bruno Walter in the late '50s and early '60s, plus Walter's Das Lied Von Der Erde.
Bernstein was the first conductor to record a complete Mahler symphonic cycle, a project he pursued between 1960 and 1968, this at a time when there were only seven or eight formal, complete Beethoven symphonic cycles in print or in progress. At the time he started recording this body of music, his label, Columbia Masterworks, had exactly four recordings of Mahler's music in print, the Symphonies No. 1, No. 2, and No. 9 as done by Bruno Walter in the late '50s and early '60s, plus Walter's Das Lied Von Der Erde.