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Symphonies 1-9 Reviews
Symphonies 1-9 Reviews
| 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:  A short-lived but excellent set., By This review is from: Symphonies 1-9 (Audio CD) There are aspects of this set that rank among the absolute best Mahler that has ever been recorded. I have rarely, if ever, been disappointed by the brilliance and insight of DeWaart's conducting, and this set rarely falls short of his high standards. I will only point out a few examples: the big trombone solo passages in the 1st Movement of the Third Symphony are absolutely the best I have ever heard: not only is the sound of the instrument amazingly rich and powerful---like the "sound of nature" that Mahler conceived here---but De Waarts's conducting takes this music into another realm altogether; every detail of Mahler's scoring comes through with stunning clarity, and every nuance in tempo is observed. Must be heard to be believed. The 4th symphony also contains passages that are revelatory; much of the 1st movement, starting with the 4 unison flutes (in A Major), piping away with their jolly tune, has an airy, folksy quality that captures exactly the character... Read more 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:  Exemplary live Mahler from an underrated conductor and orchestra, By This review is from: Symphonies 1-9 (Audio CD) The Dutch have a strong tradition in and identification with Mahler. Willem Mengelberg, who conducted Mahler's works often in the fifty years he led the famed Concertgebouw Orchestra, was in the audience when Mahler premiered his Third Symphony at Krefeld in 1902. Soon after, he persuaded Mahler to visit Amsterdam (one of four such visits) where the composer conducted the First and Third Symphonies. Mahler was surprised and pleased to find the Dutch musicians disciplined and talented and his audience intelligent and receptive. The admiration was mutual, and Mahler has never since lost favor in Holland (except of course under Nazi occupation). Like Mengelberg and Haitink, Edo de Waart has made a specialty of Mahler, once describing the Bohemian as "the closest thing the Dutch have to a national composer". Judging by the fondness and respect for Mahler that Maestro de Waart and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra demonstrate here, one might assume that this... Read more |
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