... His version of the Schoenberg chamber DLvdE is fantastic, one of my favourite DLvdEs period. Also he did a pretty ferocious Beethoven 9 a few years ago...
Tristan Jakob-Hoff
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Nov 1, 2004 8:49 am
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... Allegro ... lively, ... My understanding is that "energico" means "energetic." That's what I thought before, and that's what I found when I just looked it ...
On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 08:44:12 -0000 ... Also he did a pretty ferocious ... I am no longer associated with PIB. The Wigglesworth BBCNOW Beethoven 9 was not...
... It's certainly have plenty of energy, but IMO not through JB's tempo choice, but rather come from the way the strings tackle the down beats: heavy (non...
... If you like tympani, you'll love this recording of Dvorak 7 (Levine/CSO, RCA). It strikes me as very aggressive and muscular-- not at all inappropriate...
... listened to Wigglesworth's Shostakovich 14. Loved it. I ... about ... Read all about him: http://www.freep.com/entertainment/music/dwig23_20040123.htm He...
Who defines what Mahler is ? Best George Yoel <je-suis-enee@...> wrote: ... The Scherchen M5s and his M6 are surely wrong and are not Mahler. His M7s...
... Probably no one George. However there is a quantum leap between (i) Defining Mahler and (ii) Pointing out what is NOT Mahler. Best, Bruno -- I despise a...
OK. How can we point out what is not Mahler ? For instance, Norrington's M1 or Gardiner's M4 are Mahler or not ? I haven't heard them, but I presume that they...
... First criteria: those that have a significant amount of discrepancy with the score (such as cuts in Scherchen mentioned by Joel). ... For me defining...
Bruno, For me it simply makes no sense to say "this is Mahler (or just any composer" or "this isn't". I can only say "this is close to what I regard as an...
... By that I meant: those who follow the score cannot not be qualified automatically as "Mahler". Following literally the score is just a necessary condition,...
... Not sure about in "every detail", because many things can still escape the most rigourous conductors, but on the top of my head Chailly, Gielen, Zander,...
Do you really care ? Would such a performance be "perfect" ? Just try performances that are conducted by people who have supposedly (but not really!) been...
Hi Bruno, I of course with you on this. I actually regard strict adherence to score less important than the adherence to what I regard as the "true spirit" of...
... No, I cannot define who Mahler is, Bruno, but I can tell you that Joel is Lazar and Yoel is Arbeitman. UGH~! Yoel Der Bach singt voller Wohllaut durch das...
... He was a regular guest conductor with the Minnesota Orchestra in the late Nineties and seemed to have the inside track to succeed Eiji Oue. However, he...
... Hmmmmm ... two or three of those gents fall into the category of "The Operation Was Successful But The Patient Died" as far as I'm concerned. Gielen, in...
... Tom, ALL cuts, big or small, are significant deviation from the score to me. So far all existing cuts (in my knowledge) seem to harm Mahler music greatly....
... 9 a few ... wrong. Tom? ... Thanks Tristan -- I now remember you mentioned this a while ago. I'm not a collector of rare recordings and I usually end up...
Talking about Barbirolli, does anyone (Stephen?) know if he still rushed through the final page of M3 in his Live recording with BPO? Thanks, Bruno -- I...
... Interesting David. "long line" is what I admire the most in his various recordings, especially the M10. And what Mahler did he perform in Minneapolis? ...
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 07:25:50 +0100 ... Well, the long line in the various Cooke Incompletions is rather sparse, narrow and unwavering and perhaps this is what...
... Nonetheless, his M7 is easily my favourite studio recording of the work. Opened doors for me, that one. His Lyric Symphony is pretty awesome too. Tristan...
Jakob-Hoff, Tristan (...
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Nov 2, 2004 3:42 pm
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... I do and he did. IMHO the Berlin version is not worth getting if you have the Halle, although the last movement does benefit from the richer sound and...
In a message dated 10/31/2004 9:26:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... But one wants the conductor to be reading the same score that the composer wrote. I don't...
... Bc. of recordings. Not many outsiders go to Minnesota, a state that was once famed for its Minnesota Farm-Labor Party, effectively ended by a certain Mr....
... He led a very find German-language Die Trojaner (Les Troyens) which singularly impresses me for the conduction more than for any given singer. OTOH his...
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