Transcendent Resignation
Mahler's
Ninth Symphony -
heard by
DAVID WILKINS'... played with love and knowledge and commitment ...'
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There seems little chance that the recession will ever impinge on recordings of Mahler symphonies. Michael Tilson Thomas has recently completed his cycle, Markus Stenz has just begun his. We are awash with the thoughts of Zinman, Gergiev, Dudamel, Eschenbach and many others. The heritage of Kubelik, Haitink, Tennstedt, Bernstein, Maazel, Karajan, Solti, Abbado and Chailly are just a few of the names that command respect if not awe in this repertoire. None of these recordings have much wrong with them -- risk your teeth and you'll find that you are biting into gold....
Copyright © 23 January 2010
David Wilkins,
Eastbourne UK
Alan Gilbert is currently touring Europe with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, with concerts in Madrid (23 and 24 January 2010), Zurich (26 January), Frankfurt (27 January), Köln (28 and 29 January), Dortmund (30 January), Paris (1 and 2 February) and London (3 and 4 February 2010). Further details at alangilbert.com |
CD INFORMATION: MAHLER SYMPHONY NO 9 - ALAN GILBERT
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