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Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The International Cycle Broadcasts

George — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:50:27 GMT

Point taken, dear Steve. I think that the really weak conductors are not the ones who lack the skills to make an orchestra play with clarity and precision, but

Re: Horenstein Mahler Lieder (was Re: [Y! Mahler] on WETA: Gustav Ma

Stevevasta@... — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:04:31 GMT

In a message dated 11/21/2009 6:41:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... believe that Rehkemper and Forster are studios, while Anderson and Baker are live

Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The International Cycle Broadcasts

Stevevasta@... — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:03:01 GMT

... thing, back in his Cleveland days. He always told his players (now I'm paraphrasing) that it was when they had weak guest conductors that they had to

on WETA: Mahler's 5th (Part 1) [DG, Decca, Telarc, Audite]

Jens F. Laurson — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:45:59 GMT

Mahler, moreover. some graphics may not display properly in your e-mail program. http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=1218

WRONG MUSIC (WAS Re: [Y! Mahler] Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The In

Malvenuto — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:57:13 GMT

... Doug and All, I don't understand the analogy. That you, as a music-lover and/or listener have preferences and don't respond at all OR respond very

Horenstein Mahler Lieder (was Re: [Y! Mahler] on WETA: Gustav Mahler

Malvenuto — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:39:40 GMT

... I unintentionally told a lie. Indeed I have all four performances of Horenstein KTL (Rehkemper, Forster, Anderson, and Baker). They are all, as it were,

Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The International Cycle Broadcasts

George — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:39 GMT

Which implies that conductors who don't care for clarity and precision (Furtwaengler being a typical case, I guess) are weak. Best, George, ... Από:

on WETA: Spheres of Mahler: Bukowski, Zimro, Caine, Berio et al

Stevevasta@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:37:31 GMT

Jens mentions the Mahler-Berio connection, as expressed in the latter's "Sinfonia." I believe that, back in the '90s, there was a Teldec disc including

Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The International Cycle Broadcasts

Stevevasta@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:25 GMT

In a message dated 11/20/2009 6:50:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... orchestra. Is he the only conductor of the orchestra ? I guess not. [...] Other

Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The International Cycle Broadcasts

Stevevasta@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:28:41 GMT

In a message dated 11/20/2009 6:50:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... conducting could actually lend itself to the composer: A feeling for the 'moment' in

on WETA: Spheres of Mahler: Bukowski, Zimro, Caine, Berio et al

Jens F. Laurson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:15:25 GMT

Mahler apart from Mahler. some graphics may not display properly in your e-mail program. http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=1204

Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The International Cycle Broadcasts

George — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:14:51 GMT

To start with, I don't know to what extent the Munich Philharmonic is Thielemann's orchestra. Is he the only conductor of the orchestra ? I guess not. Even in

Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The International Cycle Broadcasts

Douglas Love — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:06:39 GMT

As for conductors having a personality that leads them away from certain music, I was with the Baltimore Symphony Chorus when Sergiu Commissiona announced he

Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The International Cycle Broadcasts

jlaurson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:48 GMT

... That's a fair, but ungenerous description. Among commercially available 5th, it's one of my favorites, though. But it is also a good example how Thielemann

Re: on WETA: Gustav Mahler - The International Cycle Broadcasts

jlaurson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:20:45 GMT

... -- Actually, I think it is preposterous to claim that playing Mahler (or any specific kind of music) does *not* change the sound or balance of his