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General Category => Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions => Topic started by: Toblacher on February 26, 2009, 04:48:40 PM
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Anyone know of any special plans (at the rumor stage?) for the upcoming 150th Mahler birth in 2010, or his 100th death commeneration in 2011? Festivals of performances in North America or Europe?
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My guess is that you'll see more things happen in 2011-12. Maybe not.
Barry
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Hi everybody,
A spokesperson of the RCO has announced that the RCO will perform all Mahler symphonies, including the 10th and DLvdE in 2010 as a tribute to Gustav Mahler. The event should be regarded as a "new" Mahlerfeest just like the one in 1920 and 1995. Good times are coming!
Best regards from the windmill country!
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God bless Amsterdam and the rest of Holland (Rotterdam has a great gong!)
Barry
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Here's what's being planned in the Czech Republic:
http://en.gustavmahler.eu/?delej=projekt-mahler
This includes a performance by Thomas Hampson at Mahler's birth house on his 150th birthday next year.
Mike Bosworth
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The best part is the post-holocaust looking G.M. memorial that they're going to put up in Jihlava. Have a look.
http://www.jihlava.cz/gustavmahler//pomnik-an.pdf
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It's not a festival, but the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra starts their 2009-10 season with the Mahler 5th. Robertson always gets them going strong, even early in the season, so I expect it to be pretty awesome'.
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I hope the RCO can do some or all of symphonies over a short period of time for visitors traveling from a far.
The last time I was in Amsterdam was 37 years when I was 19 (and single!). You can imagine what it was like for a young guy in that neighborhood near Central Station! ;D
[quote =Phaedrus link=topic=829.msg7107#msg7107 date=1235682303]
Hi everybody,
A spokesperson of the RCO has announced that the RCO will perform all Mahler symphonies, including the 10th and DLvdE in 2010 as a tribute to Gustav Mahler. The event should be regarded as a "new" Mahlerfeest just like the one in 1920 and 1995. Good times are coming!
Best regards from the windmill country!
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KC gets M4 and the Adagio to the 10th (I told the Music Director who is a neighbor of mine that I was not pleased and that I would not applaud the performance as I do not, as a rule, applaud between movements) for 2009-10. When the new concert hall is open in 2011-12 they are considering M2 and maybe more in celebration of the hall and Mahler's 100th death commemoration.
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Hi Toblacher,
No details yet. It was on the teletext last thursday. The KCO website has not even mentioned it, but usually, the news on the teletext is accurate. I guess we will have to wait for details. What was stated clearly though, was that KCO was to perform all symphonies including the 10th and DLvdE, i.e. no participation of guest orchestras. That's what I call a challenge!
Best regards,
Phaedrus
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Everybody, her eis the ink to the page on the RCO website:
http://www.concertgebouworkest.nl/page.ocl?pageid=82 (http://www.concertgebouworkest.nl/page.ocl?pageid=82)
Best regards,
Phaedrus
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Amsterdam is amazing. I pity the string players who like to play nothing but Schubert & Brahms.
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Hi everybody,
Amsterdam truly is amazing. Also the RCO with their RCO Live abel has delivered first class renditions with superb sound quality. Let's see if the RCO gets voted best orchestra again.
Do you favour any particular concerts in this series, taking into account the combination of symphony and conductor?
Best regards from Mengelberg country,
Phaedrus
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I think Haitink's Chicago Mahler recordings have been just incredibly boring, but his RCO Mahler 4th is pretty darn good. From Jansons, I definitely like his Mahler 6 more than his 5th. I think it's better recorded too. That said, I do like forward to the Jansons M7. Hopefully, it won't be quite as sluggish and luxurious sounding as the Chailly (who I think did a great M3 and M5).
Barry
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Mahler cycle in the first half of next year in Manchester in England
http://www.halle.co.uk/publishedSite/mah_mahler2010.asp
Hope to get to some.
Anyone able to make any suggestions for overnight stays?
Ivor
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P.S.
Happy New year to all Mahlerians - 2 good years in prospect. ;D
Ivor
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If it were closer to summer, I'd say to camp out on the edge of town. It's fun, and it can save you a bundle of money. By the way, I think the BBC Phil. is possibly Britain's best orchestra, along with the LSO. The Halle are pretty good these days also.
I like the idea that both orchestras are combining for the 8th, as long as the choral forces are large enough, and there's a fairly strong pipe organ in the hall.
Barry
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. . and it looks like there's little doubt about the "heft" of the organ in Bridgewater Hall (go to the bottom of the page).
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jonathanscott.co.uk/ALLIMAGES/VIRTUOSO%2520FRONT.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jonathanscott.co.uk/recordings.htm&usg=__BiZzZE2oI2t2cG-aM6AxUH24-Is=&h=291&w=325&sz=37&hl=en&start=33&tbnid=DmEMkcuFW_GThM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbridgewater%2Bhall%2Borgan%255C%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20
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Marginilia. The now BBC Philharmonic was once the BBC Northern, the orchestra in the top choice Das Lied under Horenstein chosen for a recent Beeb Building a Library, a then-orchestra on which a little gentle scorn has been poured. ;)
Ivor
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I think that tickets are selling at a fair rate already for these concerts at the Bridgewater; I was sent a letter a couple of weeks ago saying that M8 was already sold out. I have my ticket for M3, with the BBC Phil playing under Sinaisky. Karen Cargill is the mezzo - has any-one heard anything from her? - plus the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, and the Youth Chorus. Each of these concerts is being accompanied by a newly-commissioned work, in this instance 'Like a Tragicomedy' by Friedrich Cerha. It will have to go some to match the M3 I saw early in 2009 with Fisher and the Budapest though...
Stillivor - I'll let you know about hotels, central Manchester is awash with them. Given the present weather conditions, I wouldn't advise camping! ;D If you can make the M3, we'll meet up and have a beer as well to toast the centenary.
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"I think that tickets are selling at a fair rate already for these concerts at the Bridgewater"
I'm not surprised. The hall looks to be a winner, and I sure have heard good things about it. What little Mahler I've heard from Noseda strikes me as being pretty darn good. I assume he's doing the bulk of the conducting. Anyway, have fun you guys!
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Mister Bob,
Yes, sounds good, and I have plenty of holiday time left from work that I shall be leaving in the summer.
Ivor
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I learned this evening that the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform two Mahler symphonies next season:
Friday, February 4, 2011 at 8pm MAHLER CENTENNIAL
Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 8pm
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 6
*****
Friday, April 8, 2011 at 8pm MAHLER CENTENNIAL
Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 8pm
Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 3pm
David Robertson, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director
BARBER Prayers of Kierkegaard
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
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Not part of a festival, but coming up in late May here in Chicago, Semyon Bychkov conducts the CSO in M5.
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Hello there,
Long time since I posted something, but I've been reading your comments with great interest...
This is the RCO's planning for their new Mahler cycle:
No 1: Harding
No 2: Jansons
No 3: Jansons
No 4: Fischer
No 5: Gatti
No 6: Maazel
No 7: Boulez
No 8: Jansons
No 9:Haitink
No 10 (D. Cooke's completed version, no details about which one): Inbal
I'm very curious about the result which will surely set a new milestone in the history of the RCO.
Furthermore, DG is releasing a new 20-disc Mahlerbox: Complete Edition. It's already in the DG paper catalogue and has been announced for 2010. Details about the performances are lacking. Perhaps Lenny's set, reissue no 478?
I'm sure other labels will follow without delay.
Plenty of things to look forward to, it seems...
Greetings!
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Call, email, write to Mr. Haitink to record the M9th concert!!
Why has he not rerecorded the piece (along with M8th - a piece he apparently hates) yet ? ??? ??? ??? ???
John,
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I heard that the entire Ashkenazy/Sydney SO Mahler cycle and Salonen/PO M9th might be recorded.
John,
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Wow..Haitink is doing the M9 with the RCO again!?!?! I hope this will be broadcast...I'll have to record it!!!
--Todd
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Furthermore, DG is releasing a new 20-disc Mahlerbox: Complete Edition. It's already in the DG paper catalogue and has been announced for 2010. Details about the performances are lacking. Perhaps Lenny's set, reissue no 478?
Where can I find this information??
I couldn't find any on the DG website...
John,
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Nice lineup. What I find most interesting are the prospects of a Boulez/RCOA M7, along with the Inbal/RCOA M10.
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John,
Indeed, you can't find the Mahler Edition on the DG website yet... I found it by accident in their paper catalogue. But I believe it will be listed in the 'coming soon' section of the website shortly. I just wonder if there will be any real new surprises.
Greetz
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Well, this isn't a 20 CD set - but it looks like this 11 disc set is due out soon:
GUSTAV MAHLER
10 Symphonien
Hendricks · M. Price · Blegen · Zeumer Wittek · Baltsa · Ludwig · T. Schmidt Riegel · Prey · van Dam Concertgebouw Orchestra · New York Philharmonic · Wiener Philharmoniker Leonard Bernstein
CD |A|D|D| / |D|D|D| 000289 477 8668 9 |G|B 11| 11 Compact Discs Collectors Edition
http://www.amazon.com/Symphonies-Coll-Gustav-Mahler/dp/B0033QC0WY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1266338306&sr=1-2
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I heard that the entire Ashkenazy/Sydney SO Mahler cycle and Salonen/PO M9th might be recorded.
John,
Just saw confirmation of the Ashkenazy cycle in the new 'Gramophone'. It'll start this month (February) with the M1, Blumine, and Wayfarer songs, and end in November 2011 with the M2.
I also confirmed the forthcoming release of the Salonen M9 in a new thread yesterday.
Russell
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Good confirmation, Russell :D.
I have Ashkenazy's M6, M7 (twice), and M9th. They are all exceptionally played and recorded (with CPO on Exton). I particularly like the Ninth very much, as DH said he does.
John,
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This is from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic website:
"10-21 March 2010
Mahler’s universe in twelve days! In the largest European Mahler programme of the season, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and seven guest orchestras from around the Nordic region will be performing all his nine completed symphonies and the final, unfinished tenth (as completed by Carpenter).
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra will be opening the festival with Mahler’s first symphony. They will also be performing his monumental eighth symphony, which is rarely performed on account of its requiring a 500-strong chorus.
In addition to the concerts will be a large Mahler exhibition".
Also, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra is putting on a mammoth performance of M8 as part of it's own 50th anniversary celebrations on 23rd October at the National Conference Centre in Hanoi with the following line-up:
Conductor: Honna Tetsuji
Orchestra: Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, including 90 musicians plus 30 extra members from other orchestras in Vietnam.
Soloists: 3 sopranos, 2 mezzo sopranos, 1 tenor, 1 baritone, 1 bass.
Chorus: including one children choir (140 people), two mixed choir (430 each), totally 1000 people (50 % will be Vietnamese and 50% will be foreigners)
I would so love to be at this event!
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Also, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra is putting on a mammoth performance of M8 as part of it's own 50th anniversary celebrations on 23rd October at the National Conference Centre in Hanoi with the following line-up:
Conductor: Honna Tetsuji
Orchestra: Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, including 90 musicians plus 30 extra members from other orchestras in Vietnam.
Soloists: 3 sopranos, 2 mezzo sopranos, 1 tenor, 1 baritone, 1 bass.
Chorus: including one children choir (140 people), two mixed choir (430 each), totally 1000 people (50 % will be Vietnamese and 50% will be foreigners)
I will be singing in this special concert (as part of the Hanoi International Choir), which will be the first Vietnam performance and will also be a part of the celebrations surrounding 1,000 years since the founding of Hanoi in the year 1010 (the VNSO actually celebrated its 50th anniversary last year). It will be performed at the Vietnam National Convention Center and will be televised live througout the country. I will provide more details as the 'big day' approaches.
I will probably be writing the program notes for this performance of M8 (as I am for next month's M4 at the Hanoi Opera House).
Mike Bosworth
Hanoi
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Congratulations - that's awesome!
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I know that the Boston Symphony Orchestra did 4 and 7 this season and will do 2, 5, and 9 (!) next. Also, at Tanglewood I believe they are performing 2 & 3 as well.
I am incredibly jealous that you get to perform No. 8!
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Are the B.S.O. performances supposed to be with Levine conduting? All of us know that he's been having some fairly serious health problems.
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According to the BSO website, Levine will be conducting 2, 5, and 9. The first two are in mid-October and the ninth will be performed in March. He canceled a lot of performances this year (including parts of the full Beethoven cycle) but perhaps by then he would be fully recovered?
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He canceled a lot of performances this year (including parts of the full Beethoven cycle) but perhaps by then he would be fully recovered?
I understand he's slated for more back surgery, and both the BSO and the Met management are worried about whether he'll be able to meet his contractual obligations for the coming season.
James
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Do you know when his contract is set to expire?
Hopefully things will work out. Of course, I will be going regardless because I am not missing any opportunities to hear Mahler performed. Benjamin Zander conducted M9 a few months ago and I unfortunately was not able to go- my parents aren't quite as enthusiastic about sitting through an hour and a half of Mahler's symphonic genius as I!
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Do you know when his contract is set to expire?
Mr. Levine has a "long term contract" at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC, and an "unsigned service agreement" with the Boston Symphony, which extends through next season. The rather vague terms in quotation marks are those used by the New York Times in an article describing Mr. Levine's current situation.
Welcome to the group, mahler09.
James
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Thanks. I stumbled upon this site in my never-ending quest learning about Mahler and am thrilled to find that other people out there share my enthusiasm. I guess we'll have to see how things play out for Levine...
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I read somewhere that with Levine's health being what it is, the N.Y. Met. may press Levine on committing himself to just one institution - namely the opera - or hit the highway. I personally thought it was a big mistake for Levine to take on such a huge committment as the B.S.O., without cutting some of his other duties. I also thought that it was a mistake for the B.S.O. to show so much interest in Levine at this stage of his career, but that's just me.
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You're right, Barry—Levine's proposed schedule for 2010-11 would be a challenge for a young man in good health. For someone aging and overweight with serious orthopedic issues, it may well be impossible.
James