Release type
ALBUM
Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D Major - "Hamburg, 1893" Version
Product information
From $4.95
2010
5 Tracks
56:21
Release options
2010 Challenge Classics
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III. Scherzo, Kräftig bewegt (Langsames Walzertempo)
Gustav Mahler, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
06:56
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IV. Todentmarsch "in Calloto Manier" Feirlich und gemessen
Gustav Mahler, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
10:03
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The original version of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D major was the symphonic poem in two parts called "Titan," after a novel of the same name by Jean Paul. A comparison with the published symphony shows that this early work is quite close in its musical construction and mostly recognizable in its brilliant, if somewhat heavier, orchestration. It also includes the "Blumine" movement, which Mahler later rejected, but which many modern conductors feel duty bound to restore to the symphony. But if they enjoy conducting "Blumine" so much, they really should record "Titan" and leave the symphony alone, because it plainly weakens the symphonic structure. In "Titan," one could make the same claim that "Blumine" is a brake on the work's momentum, coming so quickly after the energetic first movement and delaying the boisterous Scherzo -- only here, the first part is a continuous, if subdivided, whole: Spring and No End, Flowers, In Full Sail -- so there is no reason to accept the demands of a symphonic structure in this looser design. Even so, it is difficult to give "Titan" pride of place over the symphony simply for being the earlier work because it sounds in many passages to be a rougher version of what Mahler later polished and perfected. In this performance by Jan Willem de Vriend and the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, the inadequacies of the orchestration and its imbalances are all too obvious. Here, Mahler combined sonorities as if thickly applying paint on a canvas with a palette knife, so the effect in many places is too clumsy and bombastic, most noticeably at climaxes. The passage of a few years convinced Mahler to re-orchestrate many passages to thin out textures and to delete "Blumine," so the final version is much more transparent and vibrant, even though much of the tone poem's soundworld is preserved in the published score. Mahler aficionados will find this recording of particular interest, but the majority of listeners will be satisfied with an excellent recording of the symphony and pass by this original version.
1. Symphony No.1 in D Major: I. Langsam schleppend
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Primary Artist
- Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jan Willem De Vriend
2. Symphony No.1 in D Major: II. Andante allegretto "Blumine"
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Primary Artist
- Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jan Willem De Vriend
3. Symphony No.1 in D Major: III. Scherzo, Kräftig bewegt (Langsames Walzertempo)
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Primary Artist
- Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jan Willem De Vriend
4. Symphony No.1 in D Major: IV. Todentmarsch "in Calloto Manier" Feirlich und gemessen
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Primary Artist
- Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jan Willem De Vriend
5. Symphony No.1 in D Major: V. Stürmisch bewegt
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Primary Artist
- Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Jan Willem De Vriend
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 5 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 56 minutes and 21 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 620x620 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
Studio Quality (Hi-Res)
24bit / 96 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- No lyrics found
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Classical, Romantic
- Label
- Challenge Classics
- Music Distribution Service
- Orchard Enterprises Inc
- Country
Netherlands- Language
- No linguistic content
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- May 10, 2010
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 608917235524
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