Dame Janet Baker, Jennie Tourel - Mahler: The Complete Symphonies ~ Bernstein
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Free Music Notes for Mahler: The Complete Symphonies ~ Bernstein
Free Music Review: Too wide dynamic range
Hit: 2 Stars
The technical problem with this set is that the dynamic range is too large. There are passages that come out of the speakers at an extremely low volume -- so low that one can literally not hear them. So one turns the volume knob to raise the volume. In a few minutes the speakers are shaking the walls of the apartment. So one turns down the volume knob. So the next one hears nothing come out of the speakers, because it is a low volume. And so on, ad nauseaum...Free Music Review: Listen to the Carnegie Hall set - MUCH Better.
Hit: 2 Stars
This is a good set but the recent complete set from "Carnegie Hall Presents" is far superior. The sound quality is second to none and are just more enjoyable. This is good, but the Carnegie set is FANTASTIC.Mahler: The Complete Symphonies [Box Set]Free Music Review: Overrated
Hit: 1 Stars
I never quite understood the reason for the reputation Bernstein's recordings of Mahler enjoy. Almost all symphonies in this set are performed correctly from the technical stand-point but the real musical issues are not resolved appropriately. As an example one may consider the passages that symbolize vulgarity in music. These are key points in Mahler's symphonies but Bernstein conducts them with a breadth and solemnity that makes them and the rest of the music sound ridiculous. Such an approach inverts the composer's intentions and, ironically, lends support to those early detractors of Mahler who accused him of cheap tricks and triviality.