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Austrian late-Romantic composer (1860–1911)
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- Austrian Empire, Cisleithania, Austria
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2024-03-16 18:46:17
Review: Prieto and Pacific Take the Fifth (Mahler’s, That Is). Culture OC, March 15, 2024
2024-03-15 17:51:00
New Jersey Symphony. Xian Zhang, conductor; Tom Borrow, piano. March 14, 2024.
[…] will she let the orchestra run on its own. We are talking about the NJ Symphony, so I do worry what would happen if the members are given the "fire at will" command. It turned out to be a controlled, but also enjoyable, performance.While the concert didn't turn out to be "great," but it was memorable. And how many "great" concerts can one expect to encounter anyway. (Right now Mehta's performances of the Bruckner and Mahler Symphonies, and the Blomstedt one discussed here, are the three that readily come to mind.)NJPAC really needs to get its act together. Last time, with Joshua Bell, getting the audience seated took a long time. It was a full house, so may be understandable (still not excusable). Today's turnout was reasonable, but it wasn't until 1:40 pm that the audience began to settle down. Some suggestions: start the process earlier, print the door number […]
2024-03-14 03:30:00
Recent Releases No. 72 (CD Reviews)
by Karl Nehring Mahler: Symphony No. 8. Carolyn Sampson/Jacquelyn Wagner, sopranos; Sasha Cooke/Jess Dandy, altos; Barry Banks, tenor; Julian Orishausen, baritone; Christian Immler, bass; Minnesota Chorale; National Lutheran Choir; Minnesota Boychoir; Angelica Cantanti Youth Choir; Minnesota Symphony; Osmo Vänskä, conductor. BIS-2496 SACD This recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, a work for which to provoke public interest the organizer of the first public performances, an impresario named Emil Gutman dubbed “Symphony of a Thousand,” was made at the occasion of the final concert in the 19-year tenure of Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä (b. 1953) as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. He is now music director laureate, with Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård (b. 1969) succeeding him as music director. At Minnesota, Vänskä has recorded for BIS all of Mahler’s numbered symphonies except for No. 3; the following links will direct you to our reviews of Symphony No.1, Symphony No. 7, and Symphony No. 10. Those reviews were all positive, […]
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