Mahler Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan - Mahler Symphonie No9
Review by Norman McKenzie
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Tempo I Subito | 3:15 | |
| Plötzlich Bedeutend Langsamer (Lento) Und Leise | 5:42 | |
| (Brass: Bars 242/243) | 2:59 | |
| A Tempo II - | 3:00 | |
| Tempo I - | 1:37 | |
| 1. Andante Comodo - | 5:20 | |
| Poco Più Mosso Subito (Tempo II) - | 2:45 | |
| Etwas Frischer | 1:17 | |
| Sempre L'istesso Tempo - | 1:20 | |
| (Horns: Bar 108) | 3:49 | |
| Stets Sehr Gehalten - | 1:52 | |
| Tempo I. Molto Adagio - | 5:45 | |
| Adagissimo | 3:47 | |
| Tempo III - | 1:43 | |
| Plötzlich Wieder Langsam (Wie Zu Anfang) Und Etwas Zögernd - | 2:45 | |
| Più Stretto | 0:57 | |
| Tempo I Subito - | 1:33 | |
| 2. Im Tempo Eines Gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas Täppisch Und Sehr Derb - | 2:48 | |
| (Clarinets: Bar 444) | 1:53 | |
| 4. Adagio. Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zurückhaltend - | 4:26 | |
| Symphony No. 9 In D Major | ||
| A Tempo (Molto Adagio) - | 3:57 | |
| L'istesso Tempo - | 1:08 | |
| Tempo II - | 1:34 | |
| Wie Von Anfang | 1:57 | |
| 3. Rondo-Burleske. Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig - | 1:46 | |
| Bewegter | 3:27 | |
| Molto Adagio Subito - | 2:19 | |
| Mit Wut. Allegro Risoluto - | 3:47 | |
| Fliessender, Doch Durchaus Nicht Eilend - | 1:56 |
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Repertoire: The BEST and WORST Mahler Symphony No. 9
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00289 479 3873, 00289 479 3874, 439 024-2Labels
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Formats
- 2 × CD
- Album
- Reissue
- Remastered
- Digifile
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Deutsche Grammophon GmbH |
| Copyright (c) | Deutsche Grammophon GmbH |
| Recorded At | Berliner Philharmonie |
| Pressed By | GZ Media |
| Manufactured For | Universal |
| Published By | Universal Edition |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Herbert von Karajan |
| Edited By | Reinhild Schmidt |
| Engineer | Günter Hermanns |
| Executive-Producer | Günther Breest |
| Orchestra | Berliner Philharmoniker |
| Producer | Michel Glotz |
Notes
- This is not an individual release. It is CD33 & CD34 of the 78-CD limited box set: Karajan / 1980s.
- Live Recording from the Berlin Festival, Philharmonie, September 1982.
- Publisher: Universal Edition.
- Original CD Category: 4390242 (no LP release).
- (P) 1984 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg.
- This Edition
- (P) 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin. A Universal Company.
- (P) & (C) 2014 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin. A Universal Company.
- Made in the EU.
- Total time: CD1: 45:02 / CD2: 39:44
- Comes in glossy digifile with original cover artwork (facsimile LP sleeves, front and back only, and labels).
- Tracklist and info/credits taken from the box booklet and/or the card sleeves. Original liner notes are not included.
- "Original-Image Bit-Processing" is printed on CD (a remastering/re-mixed process done for the 90s Karajan Gold series).
Barcodes
- Barcode: 0 28941 39361 6
- Label Code: LC 0173
- Matrix / Runout (CD1): [Universal logo] D31819 4793873/CD33
- Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LD02
- Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 5J83
- Matrix / Runout (CD2): [Universal logo] D32132 4793874/CD34
- Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LD02
- Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 5J35
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Other (Public Domain): D.P.
About Mahler Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan
Austrian composer and conductor.
Born 7 July 1860 in Kalischt, Bohemia (today Kaliště, Czech Republic) and died 18 May 1911 in Vienna, Austria.
Gustav Mahler (German pronunciation: ; was a late-Romantic Austrian-Bohemian composer and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer, he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 the music was discovered and championed by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century.
Born in humble circumstances, Mahler showed his musical gifts at an early age. After graduating from the Vienna Conservatory in 1878, he held a succession of conducting posts of rising importance in the opera houses of Europe, culminating in his appointment in 1897 as director of the Vienna Court Opera (Hofoper). During his ten years in Vienna, Mahlerwho had converted to Catholicism from Judaism to secure the postexperienced regular opposition and hostility from the anti-Semitic press. Nevertheless, his innovative productions and insistence on the highest performance standards ensured his reputation as one of the greatest of opera conductors, particularly as an interpreter of the stage works of and . Late in his life he was briefly director of New York's and .
He wed fellow composer and musician on 9 March 1902. They had two daughters, Maria Anna Mahler (03.11.1902-05.07.1907) & .
Mahler's œuvre is relatively smallfor much of his life composing was a part-time activity, secondary to conductingand is confined to the genres of symphony and song, except for one piano quartet. Most of his ten symphonies are very large-scale works, several of which employ soloists and choirs in addition to augmented orchestral forces. These works were often controversial when first performed, and were slow to receive critical and popular approval; an exception was the triumphant premiere of his Eighth Symphony in 1910. Mahler's immediate musical successors were the composers of the Second Viennese School, notably , and . and are among later 20th-century composers who admired and were influenced by Mahler. The International Gustav Mahler Institute was established in 1955, to honour the composer's life and work.
Real Name
- Gustav Mahler
Name Vars
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Comments
Man none of these are on YouTube music
I find it interesting Kondrashin doesn't make the list, as David loves his M6. (As do I.) I'm also interested that nobody else mentions Kondrashin.
What a great review! And I got so many new ideas! I have to say that this symphony is my favorite for a lonely island ... - I am totally stunned by the Ancerl version - this was new for me and surely will convert to one of the favorites! With Karajan I disagree; it is perfectly fine played but it is missing all the sensuality Mahlers music offers (compared to Karajan Boulez is an emotional monster). - Chailly is really great and will stay among my personal favorites. - One of my key moments in the symphony is the Stretta in the third movement and among all the many conductors (Abbado, Boulez, Karajan, Ancerl, Blomstedt, Klemperer, de Waart, ...) only two get the Stretta right: this is Jonathan Nott and Riccardo Chailly. - And here we come to my disagreement: Jonathan Nott presents for me the perfect Mahler cycle: I like his presence and the correctness of his interpretations, but he also reveals all the sensuality, all the precious moments in Mahlers music with cautiousness and on the other hand plays the eruptions with full energy without exaggeration. But this is my personal opinion - and I still love to follow your videos!
Klemperer and Ancerl are both great, but for me Barbirolli with the BPO is unsurpassed; it should be on the list.
Great channel, thx Dave. Move on with this…, I will follow you from now on. Best regards from Heidelberg
All in all, Ancerl it is, even among such an august company, including the Walter/Columbia R2R tape I inherited from my Dad and the emotional value attached to it... it just tore me to pieces and I had to put myself together like some kind of blown glass gone wrong; you're so right to have it on your list.
For me Mahler 9 is one of the most essential classical music pieces. Great to hear about the Chailly. I joined one of the concerts with this symphony when they also made this recording, his last month as chief of the Concertgebouw in 2004. Together with these performances of Mahler 9 in the Concertgebouw Chailly perfomed with also the Concertgebouw Orchestra a series of Verdi's Don Carlo in the Amsterdam opera house (the Muziektheater), which was a superb performance also, introducing Rolando Villazon as a tenor of importance.
Thankyou! Love your passion! Intelligence!
Thank you so much for your recommendations. I have my favourites for each symphony, but you have opened my mind.
Thanks for the video! Any thoughts on Barbirolli's 9th?
Do you live in NY. There is a Mahler 9 performance coming up in May with Dudamel. I would like your opinion on the acoustics of David Geffen Hall as much as the performance.
These are some great points. I always look forward to what you have to say about Mahler… Subbed
In certain respects, the circumstances surrounding the stereo version of Mahler's 9th by Bruno Walter and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra are just as profound as the live Vienna pre-Anschluss version. Recorded on a shoe-string budget at Los Angeles' American Legion Hall with Walter's personally hand-picked musicians that included a smaller string section who were recorded close-up, Columbia Records was determined to get on vinyl a reading of Mahler's 'farewell' symphony by his once young protege who had premiered the work after the composer's death some fifty years earlier. Now in old age and approaching death himself, Walter would impart to the score the benefit of a lifetime of championing his former mentor's music, particularly in the stirring opening and closing movements. How much closer to Gustav Mahler himself can one get in a recording?
Another Leonard Bernstein to consider:Recorded live at Tanglewood, BSO, July 29.1979.Good sound. Memories Excellence. And, thanks to your Mahler talks, I gone back to the "deep storage......" and found Hans Zender,6,7 and 9. Enjoyed his 7, but need to listen to others as well. Thanks for your good work.
What a wonderful service! I've just discovered the Solti now as available on vinyl and ordered on ebay. I've had a glimpse on Spotify and it delivers for me like no other recording I've heard. My favourite recording to date is the Bruno Walter "Portrait of a working artist" (I think) version with interview and rehearsal before the performance - love it. I picked up the Klemperer in a charity shop and the middle two movements leave me cold with their slow tempo (though I thoroughly enjoy the last movement). Can't wait to have a full listen to the Solti and will keep my eye open for others on your list.
Hi David thanks so much for your very helpful and informative recommendations of great Classical repertoire.
Simon from Manchester UK
Simon from Manchester UK
as always, a very illuminating and fascinating review Mr. Hurwitz. my three faves in order are karajan live, ancerl, and bernstein nypo and i love bernstein berlin for its train wreck fun lol
Any thoughts on Sinopoli?
The Chailly is daringly devastating, the best and most moving performance I ever heard. I sat for a long time in silence after the final bars. The orchestra is beyond magnificent.
As for the Bernstein/Berlin 9th, how about that massive podium noise near the end? It's more than a Bruno Walter-style podium stomp; it's more like LB fell off the thing entirely. It's the main reason I traded it in long ago. The Gilbert/Stockholm sounds really interesting.
Hi, thank you for sharing your impression. May I ask what is your opinion on Lorin Maazels version of the 9th ? And if I may your opinion on his recordings of the other 8 symphonies. Thanks in advance
I think this symphony has claims to be the greatest ever written: a work that is startling in its originality. I would also like to thank you for letting me know that the Solti/LSO - my introduction to the work - has come out on CD as I've never seen reference to a Decca copy of it and I must try and get hold of it as I still think it is a wonderful performance. However, fairly recently I imported the UHQCD version of the 'live' Karajan/BPO from Japan and was amazed at the sound quality of that version. I had the original DGG of it but the improvement in the sound from the Japanese disc was extraordinary - and that electrifying tam-tam in the first movement!! I also have the Gilbert/BIS SACD but I don't know whether it's me or my equipment but I was disappointed when I first heard it and haven't been able to get back into it since.
I saw Giuliani do it twice in Chicago. The first was the first time he conducted it and it was a bit tentative. Four years later he redid it and I found it a life changing performance. This is the one that was recorded. Still my favorite.
BBC radio 3 just chose Rattle/BPO as the best recording of M9 closely followed by Barbirolli and Haitink
Dave thank you for this review on what stands for me ( and no doubt many others) at the very pinnacle of Western classical music. I concur wholeheartedly with your comments concerning the recording by Karel Ancerl. It is a wonder that having been subjected to the full horrors of what war had to offer and having looked death in the eye more times than we can ever imagine he was able to have such a meaningful career after hostilities had finished. Having listened to you extol his virtues on many occasions I have started to collect his recordings. There is something special about each one and this Mahler 9th is no exception. If Mahler's life is summed up in the writing then it is easy to see that Ancerl's life is there in this recording. It feels as though he has poured his life and soul into it warts and all. To me it goes far far further than merely playing the notes.
Sincerely
Richard Duffin
Sincerely
Richard Duffin
Thank you so much! I was captivated and the half hour talk felt much less because it was so passionate and enlightening!
I shall be playing this symphony next month so I wonder tempi I will be treated too!!
I shall be playing this symphony next month so I wonder tempi I will be treated too!!
Oh and my pick for Mahler 9 would be Klemperer although I did hear the Ancerl one and was blown away by it. I must revisit it!
Bruno Walter's was my first encounter with this masterpiece. You could hear him stomp, while conducting the landler.
Wow... 267 comments! A popular one! I just noticed on Spotify that there were two releases on Urania last year of Mahler 9... From live recordings by Szell and another by Kondrashin! I have downloaded them to give them a go... Would love to hear what you make of them? Especially Szell as you love him almost as much as Markevitch ?
