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Title: Please identify this Mahler 9.
Post by: stillivor on November 08, 2011, 04:33:56 PM

It is on YouTube, under Horenstein, where someone has noted that there are six M9s under Jascha baby.

From the fact that Lebrecht mentioned it in his latest Mahler tome, perhaps it's at the Proms in '64 with the LSO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aXiQwKap0w&list=FL-T5raEzGrVpGL8S5JmaXqQ&index=37&feature=plpp_video

I was in tears much of the way.


    Ivor

Title: Re: Please identify this Mahler 9.
Post by: John Kim on November 08, 2011, 08:49:04 PM

Ivor,

It's Horenstein/LSO released on BBC Legends:

http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphony-No-9-Gustav/dp/B00005NSW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320785244&sr=8-1

It is a great performance despite the timpani mistake in III.

John,

Title: Re: Please identify this Mahler 9.
Post by: John Kim on November 08, 2011, 09:08:07 PM

Listening to the first movt. again (in a long time) it came across as perfectly realized as I could ever hope.

Title: Re: Please identify this Mahler 9.
Post by: stillivor on November 08, 2011, 10:34:06 PM

Thanks John.

There's a bit of dodgy brass too. Jascha even seemed to be unlucky about faulty playing and yet and yet.

I [was] conducted while listening and was in tears much of the time.


   Ivor

Title: Re: Please identify this Mahler 9.
Post by: John Kim on November 09, 2011, 04:26:53 AM

Yes, indeed. This is a surprisingly outstanding performance. I can't recall it was this great! :o

Very emotional and weighty, but also musically solid.

I am happy to have visited it again.

Thanks for the post.

John,

Title: Re: Please identify this Mahler 9.
Post by: stillivor on November 09, 2011, 08:35:43 PM

Very emotional and weighty, but also musically solid.


I think that beautifully encapsulates much of Horenstein's art. So thanks for that and glad you remet it.

Thanks again for the info.


   Ivor