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Mahler: Symphony No 5 - Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony (2012)

Posted By: peotuvave

Date: 4 Nov 2012 18:35:53

Considered to be one of the best modern day interpreters of Gustav Mahler’s music, the Austrian musical director Manfred Honeck began his career as conductor of Vienna's Jeunesse Orchestra, which he co-founded. He went on to become assistant to Claudio Abbado with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra in Vienna. After several highly successful guest appearances as conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra he was appointed its Director of Music in 2008. Honeck conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in a thrilling, acclaimed performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony at last year’s BBC Proms.

The Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor was composed in 1901 and 1902, mostly during the summer months at Mahler's cottage at Maiernigg. Among its most distinctive features are the funereal trumpet solo that opens the work and the frequently performed Adagietto, which was famously used in the film ‘Death in Venice’.

Composer: Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Manfred Honeck
Orchestra/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Reviews: Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have contributed a number of Mahler performances to the audiophile listings, and they appear to have taken full advantage of super audio's potential, not merely in producing vibrant sonorities in a spacious sound environment, but also for presenting every aspect of Mahler's symphonies in a transparent way that makes them feel organic and whole. Their live 2011 recording of the Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor for Exton is a fine example of Honeck's fine interpretive skills, the orchestra's precise and powerful playing, and the label's excellence in sound engineering. Honeck gets almost everything right in this Fifth, and if this tempo or that articulation may seem arbitrary when heard in isolation, or strange if it's a detail that's seldom highlighted, it all makes sense when the performance is heard as a totality. Honeck and the PSO give everything, and being meticulous doesn't interfere with their commitment to giving a truly spontaneous and glorious reading. Exton's reproduction is uncannily lifelike and detailed, so the illusion of sitting in the audience (without hearing the usual audience noises) is quite convincing. This superb recording is highly recommended for first-time listeners and experienced Mahlerians, because it's almost as good as it gets.

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1. Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor by Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Manfred Honeck
Orchestra/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901-1902; Vienna, Austria

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