[SACD-R][OF] Mahler - Adagio & Purgatorio from Symphony No. 10, Walton - Partita for Orchestra, Stravinsky - Firebird Suite - George Szell - Cleveland Orchestra - 1959/2001 (Classical Orchestral)

George Szell conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in a grab bag of pieces – the completed movements of the Mahler 10th Symphony, William Walton’s Partita for Orchestra (commissioned for the Cleveland Orchestra), and Igor Stravinsky’s Suite from the Firebird.
This is one of the more random collections of pieces put together on the early Sony SACDs. It’s a lot of fun though, and gives us a number of performances never released on CD outside Japan (the Walton Partita and Purgatorio from the Mahler 10). The playing throughout is exactly as you’d expect – world class and crisp yet musical. I think this compares very favorably to Stravinsky’s own account of the Firebird, but you can judge for yourself.
Review by Classic CD Review
…Another Szell SACD of particular merit features Walton’s Partita for Orchestra written in 1957 for Szell and his orchestra, premiered by them the following year and recorded in 1959. Also we have the only Szell Stravinsky recording, the 1919 version of the Firebird Suite, with the Andante and Purgatorio from Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 filling out the CD.
Review from John Sunier at Audiophile Audition
These originals date from 1959, early in the stereo era. Firebird Number Two for this month turns out to be typically precise a la Szell, not as richly limned as Robert Shaw’s but also not as dry as old Igor himself. It’s probably not the prime attraction of this SACD, which would be the other two works. For the non-extended two-movement all-Mahler version of his No. 10, Szell’s is one of the best. Very moving and elegiac; the subtle soft passages here communicate so much more when they’re not lost in noise or shadowy sonics. The Walton Partita was a favorite of Szell’s. It’s a highly original three-movement work ending in a brilliant Burlesque Gigue. The entire piece has a very happy demeanor to it not found in many symphonic works today. One can only smile at its conclusion – especially in the rich and detailed sonics provided by this DSDing.

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