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Mahler 9
from: EMI Classics
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5099950122820
Label: EMI Classics
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: EMI Classics
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Studio: EMI Classics
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Rating: - Virtuoso orchestral playing held in check by Sir Simon Rattle
Everyone has her or his own personal favorite recordings of Mahler's Ninth Symphony, stemming from expectations of how the music 'should' be played or what 'emotions' one should experience when listening to this music (even aside from the matter of staying as 'true to the score' as possible). I, for one, am very much in favour of a great deal of raw emotionality with this music, even if that means that sometimes the balances are becoming 'askew' as a result. But of course the balances don't have ... Read More
Rating: - Stupendous playing, but Rattle is a little fussy
Recordings can't help but shrink the stupendous virtuosity and dynamic range of the Berlin Phil. as experienced in concert. Lamentable as that may be, it's a given, so this EMI CD doesn't capture the overwhelming impact of the Berliners' Mahler Ninth broadast this winter from Carnegie Hall. Rattle must follow in the wake of earlier, world-class recordings of this symphony from Berlin, including two by Karajan, a live account under Bernstein that many consider unrivaled, as well as estimable versions ... Read More
Rating: - much better than Rattle's Vienna 9th
I've been teetering as to whether this rate this 4 or 5 stars. What pushed me on to five stars, was the simple fact that EMI is selling this as a "twofer" - two discs for the price of one. Sorry to base it upon such a practical issue, but I'm afraid that it really did come down to that for me. As for the performance itself, my feelings lie somewhere between Tony Duggan's "stand up and cheer" rave review at The Mahler-list, and Dave Hurwitz's 7/7 dismissal at Classicstoday.com. That said, I too noticed ... Read More
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