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General Category => Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions => Topic started by: stillivor on May 19, 2012, 06:27:38 AM
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To mark the 101st anniversary of our hero's death, The Gramophone recommends cycles and assumes it's opening a can of worms.
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/focus/gustav-mahler-on-disc-a-trio-of-symphony-cycles
Ivor
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Well, why they recommend the Saraste M9 is totally beyond me. It would be a performance worthy of consideration but for the very noticeable timpany errors (playing on the wrong beats) in the last part of the Rondo...
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Well, why they recommend the Saraste M9 is totally beyond me. It would be a performance worthy of consideration but for the very noticeable timpany errors (playing on the wrong beats) in the last part of the Rondo...
Agreed. But I'd have given 10/8 if it had not been for the timpani.
John
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Historically, Gramophone reviewers can't be bothered with such petty details as having the right notes in the right place; correct rhythms, correct relative dynamics, etc. "Interpretation" hails supreme with them, which means presenting the music as it was actually written, simply won't do - unless, of course, we're talking about a so-called 'original' or 'historically informed' performance.