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Eliahu Inbal

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Japan has been under Mahlers influence thanks to Inbal for over 30 years!November 1979: A legendary live recording from the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestras subscription concert is brought back to life!Inbal had been appearing as a guest conductor with Japanese orchestras since the 1970s, and he performed Mahler on each occasion. Even though the Mahler boom hadnt yet arrived, Japanese audiences have been learning about Mahler from Inbal for over 30 years since then! This 1979 live performance remains a legendary, transcendent masterpiece that is still talked about today. This iconic recording, which has only been released once before, is being reissued for the first time in 16 years!The history of performances of Mahlers Ninth Symphony in Japan is relatively short. Since its premiere in 1967 by Kondrashin and the Moscow Philharmonic in 1967, this performance by Inbal and the Japan Philharmonic und