In Reply to: Mahler Symphony 9 - recommendations? posted by andy evans on August 29, 2016 at 02:45:19:
Mostly in matters of tempo.
There's K's lighting-speed scherzo, (final recording upon which I imprinted), vs Giulini's slooooow pulse in Chicago. Decadence doesn't come to mind in this movt as much as astringence does, lovely central section excepted. Shostakovich picked up a lot from Mahler.
I prefer the final movt a bit slow and indulgent. Walter and esp Kubelik keep it a bit too fresh and airy for my tastes; they keep things moving along. Walter's string sound is painful. Thanks again Columbia.
Haitink's original Philips 9th got raves from Cooke but it doesn't move me.
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- In my experience, the 3rd and 4th movts are subject to the most tampering. - jdaniel@jps.net 08:14:06 08/29/16 (0)