Mahler 10 (Completed D. Cooke, 1976)

Albumbeschreibung

Of the various completions of Gustav Mahler's unfinished Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major, Deryck Cooke's third performing version from 1976 has been recorded more often than any other. This live recording by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain offers a vivid interpretation that reveals all the details of orchestration and connecting material that Cooke and his assistants, Colin Matthews and David Matthews, added to their revision (1966-1972), after studying the full set of Mahler's sketches. Cooke never claimed to have the last word in realizing Mahler's final symphony, and there are fascinating completions by Clinton A. Carpenter, Joseph H. Wheeler, Remo Mazzetti, Jr., and Rudolf Barshai, among others, that have found adherents. A recording of "Cooke III," as it is usually called, is worth having for the sake of hearing the authentic Mahler details along with the revised orchestration, which has always been the main issue in any reconstruction. Nézet-Séguin charges the performance with high energy, and the orchestra plays with the intensity needed to bring off Mahler's most extreme expressions. But the sound of the orchestration is striking in its harshness and weight, suggesting what might have been a new direction for Mahler's style, had he lived. Still, what we have of the symphony is profoundly impressive, and Nézet-Séguin has turned in a gripping performance that dedicated Mahler fans will want to hear.

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