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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | 1st Movt: Andante comodo |
2 | 1st Movt: Andante comodo: Etwas frischer |
3 | 1st Movt: Andante comodo: (Hns) |
4 | 1st Movt: Andante comodo: Mit Wut. Allegro risoluto |
5 | 1st Movt: Andante comodo: (Brass) |
6 | 1st Movt: Andante comodo: Bewegter |
7 | 1st Movt: Andante comodo: Wie von Anfang |
8 | 1st Movt: Andante comodo: Plotzlich bedeutend langsamer (Lento) und leise |
9 | 2nd Movt: Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Landlers. Etwas tappisch und sehr derb |
10 | 2nd Movt: Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Landlers. Etwas tappisch und sehr derb: Poco piu mosso... |
11 | 2nd Movt: Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Landlers. Etwas tappisch und sehr derb: Tempo III |
12 | 2nd Movt: Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Landlers. Etwas tappisch und sehr derb: A tempo II |
13 | 2nd Movt: Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Landlers. Etwas tappisch und sehr derb: Tempo I |
14 | 2nd Movt: Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Landlers. Etwas tappisch und sehr derb: Tempo II |
15 | 2nd Movt: Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Landlers. Etwas tappisch und sehr derb: Tempo I. subito |
Disc: 2
1 | 3rd Movt: Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig |
2 | 3rd Movt: Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig: L'istesso tempo |
3 | 3rd Movt: Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig: Sempre l'istesso tempo |
4 | 3rd Movt: Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig: L'istesso tempo |
5 | 3rd Movt: Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig: (Cls) |
6 | 3rd Movt: Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig: Tempo I. subito |
7 | 3rd Movt: Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig: Piu stretto |
8 | 4th Movt: Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend |
9 | 4th Movt: Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend: Plotzlich wieder langsam (wie zu Anfang)... |
10 | 4th Movt: Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend: Molto adagio subito |
11 | 4th Movt: Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend: a tempo (Molto adagio) |
12 | 4th Movt: Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend: Stets sehr gehalten |
13 | 4th Movt: Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend: Fließender, doch durchaus nicht eilend |
14 | 4th Movt: Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend: Tempo I. Molto adagio |
15 | 4th Movt: Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend: Adagissimo |
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Genre: Classical Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 11-OCT-1994
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Herbert von Karajan made a studio recording of the Ninth with the Berlin Philharmonic that appeared in 1981, but he was apparently dissatisfied with it and pressed for this remake, recorded at a performance during the Berlin Festival Weeks of 1982. The result is one of the finest of all his achievements--a riveting account of this great work that blazes with a visionary intensity from first bar to last. There is grip and majesty here, sovereign control over the Mahler's vast canvas, but also an extraordinary "of the moment" quality that is unusual in Karajan's discography. The sound on this recent "Karajan Gold" remastering is excellent. --Ted Libbey
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.62 x 0.94 x 4.92 inches; 6.56 ounces
- Manufacturer : Deutsche Grammophon
- Item model number : 1990490
- Original Release Date : 1994
- SPARS Code : DDD
- Date First Available : December 8, 2006
- Label : Deutsche Grammophon
- ASIN : B000001GK9
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #73,841 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,606 in Symphonies (CDs & Vinyl)
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Its qualities are so manifold that I hardly know where to begin. Things that are instantly striking are the beauty of the playing all round; the exemplary blending and balancing of instruments; the thorough faithfulness to the score; the utter precision and clarity of articulation; the precise execution of the full dynamic range, with true ppp's. On closer acquaintance, these felicities are subsumed by something even greater: Karajan's supreme grip of the architecture, his purposeful handling of ebb and flow, an overarching sense of something awesomely majestic, yet deeply intimate at the same time. He truly lays bare the soul of this symphony, and has an unerring sense for the mystery inherent in many passages.
The result is always controlled - too often, as with Bernstein or Abbado conducting this same orchestra, the first movement errs on the side of rough-and-tumble wildness; but Karajan projects its dense polyphony clearly and purposely even in the busiest bars. Which does in no way reduce, but rather increases the power of such moments as the devastating fff statement of the opening motif at the climax. The middle movements are richly characterised and the Rondo is executed with heartstopping virtuosity. The crowning glory is then the final Adagio, which has a searing intensity second to none, its warm emotionality offset by the second theme's cooler musings, the Lied von der Erde atmosphere tellingly invoked.
Very compelling stuff indeed. Better still, the only thing betraying that this is a live recording are one or two minor lapses by horns and strings towards the end; you won't hear a trace of any audience. The sound is very pleasing, natural, and well-focussed, if maybe a tad light in the bass. In all, no matter how many recordings of this work you have, you should not pass this one by.
It is similar to the 1982 live version, but better recorded. The power and majesty of the BPO is on full display.
Karajan's aggressive reading of movement 3 has always stood out and is in fine form.
The depth of the recording and playing of the BPO gives this great work more impact to the listener.
But my real concern with this recording is the extreme contrast between the softest and loudest passages, a well-known predilection of Karajan's and one that I generally welcome. In a concert hall, the loudness level is limited only by how far the players can go without degrading their tone quality, and in your own house (or on a desert island), the only maximum is what your speakers can manage without clipping. But if you live in a NYC apartment, as I do, you can play your CDs as loud as you'd like -- or as the producers may have intended -- only if the neighbors don't complain. With this Mahler 9th, it was impossible to find a middle-ground volume; either the very soft passages sank into inaudibility, or the fortissimos erupted to lease-breaking power. Sitting with your finger nervously on the volume control of your remote, making repeated adjustments up and down, is hardly the way to become involved in a Mahler symphony, however good the performance may be.
The remastered edition was worth every penny. The sound seems warmer with better spacing, while I hear much more detail than I did in the first edition.
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Bon, je l'ai reçue ce matin, je l'ai déjà écoutée deux fois, elle tourne encore en ce moment dans mon casque, il se fait tard mais je ne sais pas si je vais parvenir à m'en extraire. A l'opposé de tout ce que je croyais aimer, et surtout de tout ce que je pensais devoir attendre de Karajan, cette lecture est simplement renversante, terrifiante, bouleversante. Quoique vous pensiez de Karajan, vous devez entendre ce disque, absolument. Au passage, l'enregistrement est techniquement extraordinaire. Cela pourra sembler emphatique, mais j'ai ce soir la certitude que ma rencontre avec cette 9ième restera comme une date dans ma vie de mélomane.
Die Komposition eröffnet mit dem berühmten Andante comodo, das von vielen als die vollkommenste und genialste Zurschaustellung von Mahlers Fertigkeiten angesehen wird. Programmatisch beginnt der Satz mit der Verbildlichung der Schläge von Mahlers krankem Herzen. Im Laufe des Satzes kulminieren immer wieder die Gefühle zu teils wilden Ausbrüchen, welche sich aber gegen Ende wieder beruhigen, wenn auch mit einem fahlen Beigeschmack.
Ein derber Ländler und eine verzweifelte Rondo-Burleske stellen die beiden Binnensätze dar. Mahler scheint hier von weniger gewichtigen Dingen Abschied zu nehmen, wie etwa vom Rausch, von Körperlichkeiten, vom Spiel und von der Geselligkeit.
Erst im berührenden Finale, dem Inbegriff des Adagios, lässt Mahlers Geist von der treibenden Kraft seiner Existenz: von der Liebe. Dieser Satz ist das Intimste, was Mahler je geschrieben hat, und rührt immer wieder zu Tränen. Eindrucksvoll stellt der österreichische Komponist zur Schau, wie perfekt er es vermochte, Intimitäten in die orchestrale Form zu verpacken. Am Ende steht das Nichts, die süße Verklärung der eigenen Vergänglichkeit.
Die vorliegende Einspielung durch die Berliner Philharmoniker unter der Leitung von Herbert von Karajan entstand während der Berliner Festwochen 1982. Für einen Live-Mitschnitt ist die Aufnahmequalität hervorragend. Auch wenn Karajan nur wenige Mahler-Einspielungen vornahm, gilt er als Experte auf diesem Gebiet. Nicht umsonst betrachten viele Kritiker gerade die vorliegende Aufnahme - ebenso wie die etwa zur selben Zeit entstandene Studioaufnahme der Neunten - als eine der besten.
Und tatsächlich handelt es sich um eine herausragende Darbietung, die jede Klassiksammlung zu bereichern vermag. Karajan widerlegt gekonnt den oft gegen ihn gehegten Vorwurf, er habe live nur mittelprächtige Leistungen vollbracht. Das farbenreiche, pointierte und facettenreiche Spiel der Berliner sorgt für fließende Nuancen, vollkommene Transparenz und werktreue Differenziertheit. Karajan lädt seine Interpretation mit einem Gros an Spannung auf, die einen fesselnden Vortrag garantieren, der durchweg dem Geiste Mahlers verpflichtet ist und die tiefe Menschlichkeit dieser Musik verstanden hat...