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General Category => Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions => Topic started by: barryguerrero on January 12, 2020, 07:37:53 AM

Title: Trifecta: N.-S./Philly, Feltz/Dortmund & Gergiev/Munich Phil. M8 = 01/17 release
Post by: barryguerrero on January 12, 2020, 07:37:53 AM: Three Mahler 8 recordings come out on 17 January - how weird is that! Both the Feltz/Dortmund and Gergiev/Munich Phil. 8 recordings are twice the price of the Nezet-Suguin/Philadelphia one.

https://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphony-No-8-Live/dp/B082BCSVDX/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mahler+no.+8+gergiev&qid=1578814307&s=music&sr=1-1-catcorr
Title: Re: Trifecta: N.-S./Philly, Feltz/Dortmund & Gergiev/Munich Phil. M8 = 01/17 release
Post by: erikwilson7 on January 12, 2020, 04:02:16 PM: After listening to a little bit of each it seems like we are getting three different TYPES of M8s on 1/17. We have the cosmic perspective from Y. N-S, the steadfast no-nonsense Gergiev, and Feltz might sit somewhere in the middle, like the Antoni Wit recording. I think all of these 1/17 releases seem good in their own right.

What an amazing time to be a Mahler fan. We are so spoiled!
Title: Re: Trifecta: N.-S./Philly, Feltz/Dortmund & Gergiev/Munich Phil. M8 = 01/17 release
Post by: barryguerrero on January 13, 2020, 12:32:02 AM: Yep, this is the golden era for Mahler - not some mythical time in the far past.
Title: Re: Trifecta: N.-S./Philly, Feltz/Dortmund & Gergiev/Munich Phil. M8 = 01/17 release
Post by: pseudolongino on February 22, 2020, 10:51:31 PM: gergiev is awfully fast in the adagio, but no applause at the end
i'll burn a n-s gergiev crasis that stays on one cd
not impressed by feltz
Title: Re: Trifecta: N.-S./Philly, Feltz/Dortmund & Gergiev/Munich Phil. M8 = 01/17 release
Post by: Last_Evolution on February 22, 2020, 10:57:35 PM: Quote from: pseudolongino on February 22, 2020, 10:51:31 PM
not impressed by feltz

Maybe you will be more impressed by this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAB6d_npTms
I really like the girls in pink.
Title: Re: Trifecta: N.-S./Philly, Feltz/Dortmund & Gergiev/Munich Phil. M8 = 01/17 release
Post by: erikwilson7 on February 22, 2020, 11:00:20 PM: The Feltz recording is extremely “middle-of-the-road,” and “safe.”

I suppose I like that for some reason but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to everyone, despite my previous enthusiasm for it.
Title: Re: Trifecta: N.-S./Philly, Feltz/Dortmund & Gergiev/Munich Phil. M8 = 01/17 release
Post by: barryguerrero on February 25, 2020, 07:39:30 AM: On the contrary, I feel the Feltz one is very much an 'interpretation'. I do like it. I had some issues with various details, but I think it's strong and interesting.
Title: Re: Trifecta: N.-S./Philly, Feltz/Dortmund & Gergiev/Munich Phil. M8 = 01/17 release
Post by: erikwilson7 on February 25, 2020, 07:58:02 AM: If you do like the “interpretive” aspect of the Feltz M8 I think the rest of his cycle may interest you (I’ve probably said this plenty of times). I love his M2 from last year. One of my top choices, if only the tam-tams were more audible at the very end. At least he makes up for it with great bells and a balanced organ. Also a very well done scherzo.

As a whole I really appreciate the nearly-complete Feltz cycle. They’re underrated for how uniquely interpretive they are.