Nott's M1 finally heard

[Jot N. Tittle]

I began my listening to Nott's Mahler performances with M9, and that was quite satisfying, even impressive.

Then I turned to his M1. Too bad. (But if I had heard M1 first, I might not have bothered to listen to his M9.) The problem I have with his M1 is the third movement--very much like Dudamel's, so sm-o-o-o-o-o-th and slick. It is as though these kids don't know what Mahler had in mind, or what a parody is. Just listen to Kubelik's treatment--or better yet, Barbirolli's 1959 NYPO performance--, followed by Nott's. Can you stay to the end?

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