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Juliane Banse|Mahler, G.: Symphony No. 4 (Edition Staatskapelle Dresden, Vol. 21)

Mahler, G.: Symphony No. 4 (Edition Staatskapelle Dresden, Vol. 21)

Giuseppe Sinopoli

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Giuseppe Sinopoli, the great Italian conducting psychiatrist, died of a heart attack at the age of 55 leading Verdi's Aida. He left behind an extensive discography including a complete cycle of Mahler's symphonies with London's Philharmonia for Deutsche Grammophon recorded in the late '80s and early '90s. This 1999 live recording with the Dresden Staatskapelle is an entirely different and some might say inferior performance. The orchestral playing is arguably better: the Dresden orchestra has a deeply burnished tone, a subtly blended balance, and an amazingly effortless virtuosity that the London players cannot quite match, and the German musicians' performance is never less than consummately beautiful. Sinopoli, however, seems to be having an off night. His cues are not quite on, his attacks are not altogether precise, and his transitions are not always smooth. Worse yet, his tempo relationships are nowhere near tight enough. Sinopoli's recapitulation in the opening movement is far slower than his exposition and his coda is slower still until its final bars, which are far faster than they should be. Similarly, his tempos for the slow movement's set of double variations fail to cohere, and the closing movement's tempos are all over the map. This does not mean there are not lovely moments here. The strings in the slow movement's coda are as warmly consoling as one could hope, and soprano Juliane Banse does a wonderful job of bringing freshness and light to the closing movement. But for those interested in Sinopoli's way with Mahler's Fourth, his 1991 Philharmonia recording is a better choice. Hänssler's live recording is very colorful, but a bit shallow and a tad dry.
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Juliane Banse

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Symphony No. 4 in G major (Gustav Mahler)

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I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen
Giuseppe Sinopoli
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II. In gemachlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast
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III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
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IV. Sehr behaglich
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Eine Einfuhrung von Giuseppe Sinopoli in Gustav Mahlers 4. Sinfonie (Ausschnitte) (Giuseppe Sinopoli's intorductory commentary on Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony) (Gustav Mahler)

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Eine Einfuhrung von Giuseppe Sinopoli in Gustav Mahlers 4. Sinfonie (Ausschnitte) (Giuseppe Sinopoli's intorductory commentary on Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony): So wollte ich Sie, [...] mit den Anfang der Sinfonie gruben. (I though I would greet you, [
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Eine Einfuhrung von Giuseppe Sinopoli in Gustav Mahlers 4. Sinfonie (Ausschnitte) (Giuseppe Sinopoli's intorductory commentary on Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony): Ich mochte lhnen nun den Anfang dieses Liedes vorspielen. (I should now like to play the be
Giuseppe Sinopoli
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Eine Einfuhrung von Giuseppe Sinopoli in Gustav Mahlers 4. Sinfonie (Ausschnitte) (Giuseppe Sinopoli's intorductory commentary on Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony): Der erste Satz, [...] ist in Sonatenform Komponiertnen. (The first movement [...] is in son
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Nach diesem Auftakt in h-Moll prasentiere... (After this upbeat in B Minor...)
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Eine Einfuhrung von Giuseppe Sinopoli in Gustav Mahlers 4. Sinfonie (Ausschnitte) (Giuseppe Sinopoli's intorductory commentary on Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony): Und anschliebend ensteht das zweite Thema des Hauptsatzes: (And then comes the second theme
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Und jetzt der Nachsatz: (And now the after-phrase:)
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Eine Einfuhrung von Giuseppe Sinopoli in Gustav Mahlers 4. Sinfonie (Ausschnitte) (Giuseppe Sinopoli's intorductory commentary on Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony): Und jetzt kommt, was oft in der klassischen Musik geschieht... (Now comes something which o
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Jetzt Kommen wir zu unserem dritten Thema... (Now we come to our third theme...)
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Und jetzt horen Sie den Seitensatz. (And now you hear the second part of the exposition.)
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Eine Einfuhrung von Giuseppe Sinopoli in Gustav Mahlers 4. Sinfonie (Ausschnitte) (Giuseppe Sinopoli's intorductory commentary on Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony): Beethovens Klaviersonate op. 27 Nr.1 enthait imersten Satz ein thema, das absolut [...] (Th
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Und nochmals die Celli zum Vergleich. (And again the cellos for comparison.)
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Eine Einfuhrung von Giuseppe Sinopoli in Gustav Mahlers 4. Sinfonie (Ausschnitte) (Giuseppe Sinopoli's intorductory commentary on Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony): Ich bitte jetzt alle fur das erste Thema des Seitensatzes. (I would now like the first them
Giuseppe Sinopoli
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Eine Einfuhrung von Giuseppe Sinopoli in Gustav Mahlers 4. Sinfonie (Ausschnitte) (Giuseppe Sinopoli's intorductory commentary on Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony): Und nun kommt das zweite Thema des Seitensatzes. (and now comes the second theme of the sec
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Dann kommt eine Wiederholung. (then comes a repeat.)
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Giuseppe Sinopoli, the great Italian conducting psychiatrist, died of a heart attack at the age of 55 leading Verdi's Aida. He left behind an extensive discography including a complete cycle of Mahler's symphonies with London's Philharmonia for Deutsche Grammophon recorded in the late '80s and early '90s. This 1999 live recording with the Dresden Staatskapelle is an entirely different and some might say inferior performance. The orchestral playing is arguably better: the Dresden orchestra has a deeply burnished tone, a subtly blended balance, and an amazingly effortless virtuosity that the London players cannot quite match, and the German musicians' performance is never less than consummately beautiful. Sinopoli, however, seems to be having an off night. His cues are not quite on, his attacks are not altogether precise, and his transitions are not always smooth. Worse yet, his tempo relationships are nowhere near tight enough. Sinopoli's recapitulation in the opening movement is far slower than his exposition and his coda is slower still until its final bars, which are far faster than they should be. Similarly, his tempos for the slow movement's set of double variations fail to cohere, and the closing movement's tempos are all over the map. This does not mean there are not lovely moments here. The strings in the slow movement's coda are as warmly consoling as one could hope, and soprano Juliane Banse does a wonderful job of bringing freshness and light to the closing movement. But for those interested in Sinopoli's way with Mahler's Fourth, his 1991 Philharmonia recording is a better choice. Hänssler's live recording is very colorful, but a bit shallow and a tad dry.
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