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In Reply to: RE: No Stravinsky or Shostakovich? Not a Mahler fan... posted by Chris from Lafayette on August 20, 2016 at 09:15:39
"I find it funny that you object to Mahler, but are fine with Shostakovich, who extends some of the same Mahlerian musical gestures into bathos much more often than Mahler himself does! ;-) "
Shostakovich is more lean and tormented, Mahler is weirdly sentimental in that kooky Germanic way. If you must have that, I prefer R Strauss or Berg or..... well almost anyone else.
And anyway, Shostakovich has great endings. The ending of Symphony 6 is my favourite of any symphony. Mahler's 3rd is for me one of the most ridiculously pompous. All it needs (and gets) is Lenny waving his arms round wildly like he's drowning.
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As you might have gathered I don't listen to Mahler much, but being open minded by nature I did try his symphonies again. His 2nd scored highly so I started there. Didn't get on very well until I came across Boulez on YT. Now, his Mahler I can relate to. None of Lenny's flatulent excesses - it's all lighter, more tuneful, less grandiose, more music and less theatre.There is hope - I can live with Boulez's vision..... Next stop Gielen. I gather he's more analytic and less schmaltzy..
Update: Listened to Gielen's 2nd right through. Love it. Now on his 4th....... liking it too..... Clearly I've been listening to the wrong conductors up to now. This changes things
Edits: 08/20/16
Anyway, glad you're getting into Mahler more thru other conductors. One of my fave composers.
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