Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Mahler: Symphony No. 5
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Composer: Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
  1. Symphonie No. 5 - Part l: 1. Trauermarsch. In Gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt
  2. Symphonie No. 5 - Part l: 2. Sturmisch Bewegt. Mit grosster Vehemenz
  3. Symphonie No. 5 - Part ll: 3. Scherzo. Kraftig, Nicht Zu Schnell
  4. Symphonie No. 5 - Part lll: 4. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
  5. Symphonie No. 5 - Part lll: 5. Rondo-Finale. Allegro - Allegro giocoso. Frisch

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Free Music Review: A Real "Adagietto"
Hit: 5 Stars

This recording of the 5th is undoubtedly the most true to Mahler's score and intention, especially in the case of the "Adagietto". It is wonderfully presented here. What puzzles me is the complete and utter misconception about the tempo of this beautiful movement. Most seem to think "Adagietto" means "a bit faster than Adagio", when it reality the title has NOTHING to do with tempo. In Italian, it simply means "little adagio", which refers to the small scale/length of the movement. If you want to know the tempo of this movement, look no further than the score where it is clearly marked - Sehr langsam (very slow). How on earth would any competent conductor take this marking, made by Mahler, to mean anything other than "very slow"? Did Mahler make a mistake? Did Mahler not understand the meaning of Sehr langsam? It seems that many do not trust Mahler to mark his own tempos - which is odd, because Gustav Mahler was the epitome of precise and in-depth markings. On top of it all, the second measure (where the 1st violins enter) is marked "molto rit, espressivo" (slow up alot, expressively). So not only are you "very slow" to begin with, but you get even slower in just the 2nd measure. There are other passages in which every single note has a tenuto (accent). How can you play these notes and passages effectively if you are trampling them in a nice Andante (like the Zander recording)? If you take the time to look for all the cues Mahler is giving you, and have a real sense of Mahler and his compositions, there is no way to speed up this beautiful little Adagio.

To the reviewer (Modée) who said "...the early tradition of interpretations indicate that a swift take is what Mahler probably had in mind, despite the 'sehr langsam'...", I can give you a direct quote from Mahler himself on musical tradition - "Tradition ist Schlamperei" (tradition is sloppiness). Take Mahler for what the score says.

So why do conductors, some of them very famous, take the tempo so fast? Because they are trying to set their "interpretations" apart from the rest. If you want to hear Mahler 5 performed as he intended, this is the recording for you. If you want to hear a conductor pushing his own agenda onto the music, buy another (and yes, this is the exact opposite of what you usually hear about a Bernstein recording - for those who see the irony, no further explanation is needed).
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