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Another excellent article from the Boston Phoenix's Jeffrey Gantz.clark
- http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/multi_1/documents/03966362.asp (Open in New Window)
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Clark -- just to let you know that I have been getting private e-mail to you returned for various (some funny) reasons. I assume that is a problem with your ISP?
Jeremy
It migrated servers and there have been hiccups... Please keep trying.cj
I personally prefer the Scherzo before the Andante in the Mahler Six, but who knows what order should be correct. Just because one authority says it should go one way does not necessarily mean that's the case. It's kind of like trying to solve the JFK assassination.
... is the composer?!I think the most recent scholarship makes it clear that Mahler's intention was to have the piece performed andante-scherzo. If you think this is just a matter of "one authority" voicing an opinion, then you should probably read the Bruck article for yourself. Basically, he shows that there was never *any* evidence that Mahler wanted anything other than A/S. None! Unlike the JFK assasination, this is very clear cut.
That doesn't mean one can't prefer S/A. After all, a lot of us got used to hearing Mahler 6 that way. But listening to M6 performed in that order is like listening to the chamber version of Das Lied--you're hearing a version that, whatever its strengths may be, is not what the composer composed.
...was different on the two days. The music still worked.clark
The evidence on JFK is overwhelming, despite Oliver Stone - Oswald acted alone. The analogy with Mahler's Sixth is a little suspect.
Oliver did the truth a disservice, by associating his unreliable name with it. The truth being, Oswald (either or both of them) was a proven patsy. The actual killer was disposed of later, and the supplemental shooters have mostly died off. Died, as in, so many people associated with the assassination died shortly thereafter.Of course the media would have it otherwise, which goes to show how easily our minds are conditioned.
clark
So, what's he really saying, once you boil it all down? Essentially, there are better performances recorded in the history of recorded classical music than have appeared over the last 10 years or so. Hmm, lets see, 70 years of collected performances vs. 10 years of collected performances. Wow, that's a big discovery he's made there. I'm not saying he's wrong, just saying that his point is less that revalatory.
Thanks for the link to the article.......very interesting.Certainly, there are too much Mahler recorded versions out there .........and there are so few really good ones.
Fortunately, it does not happen the same with Bruckner symphonies.
A good Bruckner symphonie interpretation is not so easy to get as a good or decent Mahler. The deep and authentic Bruckner is much more difficult to afford.Just a personal reflexion.
Pep
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