• Re: Mahler 7 / Concertgebouw / Chailly (Decca)

    From Paul Goodman@21:1/5 to Raymond Hall on Fri Sep 27 01:12:48 2024
    Raymond Hall <raymond.hallbear1@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 27/09/2024 6:50 am, Roland van Gaalen wrote:
    This 2CD set (*) feels so new!

    (And I still tend to think of Chailly as the new conductor of the
    Concertgebouw Orchestra.)

    I bought it almost 30 years ago!

    Time flies.

    The time has come to concede that I like it, without any pedantic
    reservations.

    This fine symphony is a joy to listen to and Chailly is an excellent
    conductor.

    I now regret having culled his recordings of Mahler 1 and 5 from my
    collection twenty years ago. That was a mistake.
    --
    Roland van Gaalen
    The Netherlands

    (*)
    Mahler: Symphony No.7
    Diepenbrock: Im grossen Schweigen
    Concertgebouw Orchestra
    conductor: Riccardo Chaiily
    Decca 444 446-2
    recorded 1994, released 1995

    There is a tendency to think of Chailly as highly proficient, but
    without leaving any personal stamp on things. Maybe this is wrong.

    The Mahler 7th is maybe my favourite of all his works, except for Das
    Lied. It has a cowbell in it, like the 6th.

    Ray Hall, Taree


    I have his recording of #5 with the same orchestra. I remember really
    liking it, but haven't actually listened to it in years. I need to get it
    out and give it a listen again.

    --
    Paul Goodman

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