Mahler: Symphonie No. 7 - The Cleveland Orchestra / Pierre Boulez
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Composer: Gustav MahlerConductor: Pierre Boulez
Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1996-09-17
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Symphonie No. 7: Langsam (Adagio)
- Symphonie No. 7: Nachtmusik. Allegro moderato
- Symphonie No. 7: Scherzo. Schattenhaft - Trio
- Symphonie No. 7: Nachtmusik. Andante amoroso
- Symphonie No. 7: Rondo-Finale. Tempo 1
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Free Music Review: A Musical Joke
Hit: 5 Stars
Boulez is great in this symphony - by playing the "fast" movements slowly and the "slow" movements quickly, he portrays a musical joke. Not Boulez's joke on Mahler, but rather Mahler's joke on us. By playing over-the-top sentimental music in a completely unsentimental manner it makes a mockery of sentimentality. Mahler is too smart and too self aware to resist the opportunity to parody himself and his own echt-romantic tendencies. The result is this symphony, as performed by Boulez. In my opinion it's quite brilliant.
Mahler: Symphonie No. 7 - The Cleveland Orchestra / Pierre Boulez Poster
This is a controversial perfomance. Pierre Boulez made his reputation as a conductor famous for his analytical, antiromantic approach, but in later years he seems to have mellowed. Not here, though. In many ways, the Seventh is Mahler's most modern symphony. The emotional impact of the music is less important than texture, orchestration, and musical architecture. In short, it's a highly abstract piece, and that's exactly how Boulez treats it. That means a relatively slow tempo in the first movement to achieve maximum clarity, and quick speeds in the two "night music" movements, minimizing their mysterious and romantic qualities, respectively. It's not an approach that everyone will warm to, but because classical-record collecting means having more than one version of the same music, it's always rewarding to sample different interpretations--provided that they're expressed with maximum conviction. And about this last point, there's no doubt at all. --David HurwitzClassical Music CDs
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