Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 9 D-dur - Leonard Bernstein, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 9 D-dur - Leonard Bernstein, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Classical | DDD | DGG 419 208-2 (recorded Live, 1985)
The Symphony No. 9 in D major was written in 1908 and 1909, and was the last symphony that he completed. The work is considered by many musicologists and critics to be the most intense of his symphonic works. Mahler was at this time a champion of the emerging avant-garde movement, most notably Arnold Schoenberg, and this placed him in a difficult situation as the standard-bearer of the past while being acutely aware of the future of music (and in particular, atonality) opening up before him. The first movement of the Ninth in particular depicts this struggle between tonal stability and instability.
This recording was made during a live performance in June 1985 in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. It stands as one of the very best readings of Mahler's 9th. Just take a look at all the reviews and comments made on the internet on this particular recording. The atmosphere is electrical and hardly any audience disturbance is heard on this excellent DGG-recording. Haitink' '69-version was hailed as the ultimate reading of this intense symphony, and some still consider it to be the best. However, Bernstein's 1985 version with the RCO should take the cake now. Enjoy!
Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. 1.1 Andante Comodo
2. 1.2 Horneinsatz (Entry Of The Horns)
3. 1.3 Bewegter
4. 1.4 []
5. 1.5 Wie Von Anfang
6. 1.6 Ploetzlich bedeutend langsamer (lento) Und leiser
7. 2.1 ImTempo Eines Gemaechlichen Laendlers. Etwas Taeppisch Und Sehr Derb
8. 2.2 Poco Piu Mo"o Subito (Tempo II)
9. 2.3: Tempo III
10. 2.4: A Tempo II
11. 2.5: Tempo I
12. 2.6: Tempo II
13. 2.7: Tempo I, subito
Disc 2:
1. 3.1 Rondo-Burleske: Allegro assai. SehrTrotzig.
2. 3.2 Listesso Tempo, Bar 108
3. 3.3 Sempre Listesso Tempo, Bar 180
4. 3.4 L'Istesso Tempo, Bar 261
5. 3.5 Allegro Assai, Bor 347
6. 3.6 Allegro Assai: Entry Of The Clarinets, Ba, 444
7. 3.7 Allegro Assai: (Tempo L. Subito. Bar 52l)
8. 3.8 Rondo-Burleske: Allegro Assai. (Più Stretto, Bar 616)
9. 4.1 Adagio, Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zurückhaltend.
10. 4.2 Plotzlich Wieder Sehr Langsam (Wie Zu Anfang) Und Etwas Zögernd, Bar 28
11. 4.3 Molto Adagio Subito, Bar 49
12. 4.4 A Tempo (Molto Adagio), Bar 64
13. 4.5 Stets Sehr Gehalten, Bar 88
14. 4.6 Fliessender. Doch Durchous Nicht Eilend, Bar 107
15. 4.7 Tempo L. Molto Adagio, Bar 126
16. 4.8 Adagissimo, Bar 159
Disc 1:
1. 1.1 Andante Comodo
2. 1.2 Horneinsatz (Entry Of The Horns)
3. 1.3 Bewegter
4. 1.4 []
5. 1.5 Wie Von Anfang
6. 1.6 Ploetzlich bedeutend langsamer (lento) Und leiser
7. 2.1 ImTempo Eines Gemaechlichen Laendlers. Etwas Taeppisch Und Sehr Derb
8. 2.2 Poco Piu Mo"o Subito (Tempo II)
9. 2.3: Tempo III
10. 2.4: A Tempo II
11. 2.5: Tempo I
12. 2.6: Tempo II
13. 2.7: Tempo I, subito
Disc 2:
1. 3.1 Rondo-Burleske: Allegro assai. SehrTrotzig.
2. 3.2 Listesso Tempo, Bar 108
3. 3.3 Sempre Listesso Tempo, Bar 180
4. 3.4 L'Istesso Tempo, Bar 261
5. 3.5 Allegro Assai, Bor 347
6. 3.6 Allegro Assai: Entry Of The Clarinets, Ba, 444
7. 3.7 Allegro Assai: (Tempo L. Subito. Bar 52l)
8. 3.8 Rondo-Burleske: Allegro Assai. (Più Stretto, Bar 616)
9. 4.1 Adagio, Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zurückhaltend.
10. 4.2 Plotzlich Wieder Sehr Langsam (Wie Zu Anfang) Und Etwas Zögernd, Bar 28
11. 4.3 Molto Adagio Subito, Bar 49
12. 4.4 A Tempo (Molto Adagio), Bar 64
13. 4.5 Stets Sehr Gehalten, Bar 88
14. 4.6 Fliessender. Doch Durchous Nicht Eilend, Bar 107
15. 4.7 Tempo L. Molto Adagio, Bar 126
16. 4.8 Adagissimo, Bar 159
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