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Music : Mahler: Symphony No.5
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Mahler: Symphony No.5 by: Simón BolÃvar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel List Price: £15.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £11.98 You Save: £4.01 (25%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0028947765455 Label: Universal Classics Manufacturer: Universal Classics Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Universal Classics Release Date: August 13, 2007 Running Time: 69 minutes Studio: Universal Classics Sales Rank: 12738 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - StunningYes, it is true, there are technically better recordings of this work. However this is pretty amazing (especially the first two movements), given the age of the conductor and the orchestra members. I'm sure Dudamel will produice better, it would be a terrible shame if he peaked so young, but for now I am happy to enjoy this excellent recording. I await the future with anticipation! Rating:  - Many reasons for listening to this performanceA previous reviewer was right in pointing out that there might be reasons beyond musical sound for getting hold of this recording. But wrong in supposing this to be an extra musical issue. Who plays, where they come from, who you are, where you come from, these are not things that can be cut off from listening, they are part of the music, they are part of what gives it meaning and relevance. We produce a very impoverished view of the art of music by persisting in thinking of it as simply sound. This recording is in many ways inspiring; it would have been more so as a DVD where we can see the excitement and commitment of performance and while I am not claiming this as the `best' performance of Mahler 5, it is a spirited, devoted performance and ... Read More: Rating:  - Is this CD necessary?It's typical of UNIVERSAL these days. They sign a kid who looks just out of the Disney Channel to record an often recorded Mahler symphony that is already splendidly served by masters who have lived with this music for decades. Does Gustavito has anything special to say? No. Is his orchestra up to the task? Not even close. Please, if you see this CD in a store leave it right there and rather choose Bernstein's or Abbado's recordings, both also in DG, but made at a time when talent was a priority. Rating: - More for fans of Dudamel than a "library" Mahler 5Gustavo Dudamel can produce electricfying effects in concert - I have seen him twice - and has presence and a "charisma" when seen live. I suppose that this highlights what is "missing" when we hear CD's: the whole experience of being in the company of talented people labouring very hard to do their best for the audience. And there is no doubt that the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra has many talented musicians who follow Dudamel through his attempts at interpretation of what has become one of the most recorded Mahler symphonies. But Mahler 5 is a killer to perform and the young Simon Rattle came a cropper with it at around about the same age as is Dudamel at present - so much so that he did not programme it in Birmingham again until ... Read More: |
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