Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Zemlinsky Chamber Orchestra
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- Watch our performance of Mahler’s 4th Symphony, recorded 5th December 2020. Featuring our artist in residence, Katherine Weber, conducted by Fergus McAlpine.
Flute: Ema Bajc
Oboe: Peter Lackovic
Clarinet: Bram Hospers
Bassoon: Lily Simpson
Horn: Christian Fisalli
Percussion: Ambro Golachowski & Béa Picard
Piano: Johannes Asfaw
Accordion: Robbrecht van Cauwenberghe
Violin 1: Phoebe Tarleton
Violin 2: Karina Sosnowska
Viola: Sara De Carvalho Farinha
Cello: Daniele Lorefice
Bass: Ebony Lim
Video by Green Eye Videography
Video: Mateusz Pusiewicz
Audio: Andrea Friggi
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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major (1899-1900), arr. Klaus Simon (2007)
I. Bedächtig. Nicht Eilen
II. Im gemächlicher Bewegung
III. Ruhevoll (Poco Adagio)
IV. Das Himmlische Leben
Mahler’s 4th Symphony is widely regarded by musicians and audiences alike for being the composer’s most “Neoclassical” symphony - looking backwards toward a more traditional style, rather than looking to the future by exploring into a new compositional style. Although this is true in many regards, what makes this piece stand out from the rest of his symphonies is the ideas of humanity, the afterlife (as described in the text of the 4th movement) and the theme of parody that resonates through the work. Mahler described a symphony as (paraphrasing) “..like the world, it must embrace everything!”, and this piece, instead of being an almighty monument like the 2nd or 3rd symphonies that came before, takes this same ideal but on a much more down-to-earth, basic human level. For this reason, the 4th can be seen as Mahler’s most profound work.
TRANSLATION:
Das himmlische Leben ("Heavenly life" - from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn")
We enjoy heavenly delights,
therefore do we shun the earthly.
No worldly tumult is heard in heaven!
All live in balmiest peace!
We lead an angelic life!
But we are quite merry at the same time!
We dance and skip, we frisk and sing!
Saint Peter in heaven looks on!
John lets out the little lamb,
The butcher Herod lies in wait for it!
We lead a patient, innocent, patient,
darling little lamb to its death!
St Luke slaughters the ox
without any hesitation or concern,
the wine costs not a penny in the heavenly cellar,
the angels bake the bread.
Good vegetables of every kind
grow in the heavenly garden!
Good asparagus, beans and whatever we may desire!
Whole tureens-full are prepared for us!
Good apples, good pears and good grapes!
The gardeners make room for everything!
If you want deer or hare, they come running to you
along the open road! Should a fast day perchance arrive,
all the fish swim by at once gladly!
There runs Saint Peter already with net and with bait
into the heavenly fishpond.
Saint Martha must be the cook!
There is truly no music on earth
with which ours can be compared.
Eleven thousand maidens venture to dance!
Saint Ursula herself laughs to see it!
There is truly no music on earth
with which ours can be compared.
Cecilia and her relatives
are excellent court musicians!
The angel voices enliven the senses,
So that everyone awakes for joy.
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this is such a gem, for small chamber orchestra, an absolute exceptional transcription and an impeccable execution of the performers, which doesn't betray at all the spirit and the design intent of the music written for a large symphonic orchestra. Well done!
00:12 1st movement
16:53 2nd movement
26:51 3rd movement
46:18 4th movement
The wonderfulness and comfort of Mahler‘s music is irreplaceable
omg this is amazing! masterpiece!
Excellent performance! This transcription and the Stein harken to composers like Ries and his treatment of the Beethoven symphonies. A pleasure to listen to!
Superb performance. So much pressure on each player and they excel!
(Apologies for the late reply) Thank you so much! We had a lot of fun performing this, also with everything we've done sine we've relished the challenge of bridging the gap between symphonic- and chamber music. More to come in the future!
This is so cool!!!! I love it!!
What a great 'arrangement' this is, and what a fine performance, an antidote to some of the rather thick, creamy, suffocating performances available on RUclips. The undermining element of 'parody' comes through very effectively, and such expressive solos... I loved it. It went down well on a wintry morning before breakfast. Many thanks to all involved.
(Apologies for the very late reply..) Thank you so much for your kind message, what a piece it is indeed! So glad you enjoyed our version of Mahlerian "parody", as a group it was so refreshing to go against our musical instincts and attempt to create something new and fresh. More to come soon - hope that you'll join us then!
Love this performance, enjoyed it very much! Thanks for uploading!
I have nothing to add here other than Wow!
The singer has that turkey sound in some of her tones like Callas did.
Thank you to the performers for posting this. Really really enjoyable transparency and clarity, the strange dazed character of the piece shines through beautifully.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate your kind words - in my opinion the challenge with performing this small version isn't how to make it sound like the original, but how to characterise what we have and maximise its effect to make something new. So glad that you liked what came of it!
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Love this!
The young conductor is bringing out such geniality, playfulness, spirit,, love, and insight on par with a seasoned master.
The playing is gorgeous.
A very good performance. Obviously not the Stein/Platt arrangement (which does not include french horn and bassoon). The use of an accordion rather than a harmonium seems to work just fine however.
Thank you so much! Personally I love the variety of colours that this version provides, plus with this sized ensemble it’s easier to bring out the more unpredictable and even grotesque colours that the music calls for.
As for the accordion, I love it because firstly it’s audible; but also the motion of it gives a more natural visual sense of how the music breathes. 10/10 I recommend for these arrangements!
26:52
Too bad the timpani drums were not used
41:20
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What a stupid idea
16:49