Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez & Anne Sofie von Otter
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Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Part I, 1. Kräftig. Entscheiden | Pierre Boulez & Wiener Philharmoniker | 33:34 | Work Only | View In iTunes |
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Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Part II, 2. Tempo di minuetto. Sehr mäßig | Pierre Boulez & Wiener Philharmoniker | 9:28 | Work Only | View In iTunes |
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Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Part II, 3. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast | Pierre Boulez & Wiener Philharmoniker | 16:35 | Work Only | View In iTunes |
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Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Part II, 4. Sehr langsam. Misterioso: "O Mensch! Gib Acht!" 'O Mensch! Gib acht' | Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez & Anne Sofie von Otter | 9:17 | Work Only | View In iTunes |
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Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Part II, 5. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck: "Bimm Bamm. Es sungen drei Engel" | Anne Sofie von Otter, Pierre Boulez, Weiner Sängerknaben, Wiener Philharmoniker & Women Chorus of Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde | 4:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Part II, 6. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden | Pierre Boulez & Wiener Philharmoniker | 22:22 | Work Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 6 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Mahler No. 3 ^ (Boulez+WPO) >= 5 stars
There is no emotional explosion in this performance, and it is obvious that this music doesn't satisfy Chailly fans. Maestro Boulez has more rational, architecual organization of music, and this Mahler No.3 is one of his best among his Mahler recordings. Wiener Philharmoniker played very smoothly under Boulez's and there is no extra tensions through out the music, which tend to apper especially Mahler No. 2 & 3. It's amazingly beautiful.
Horrible
I can understand how some might throw it down for it's emotional depth or other minor complaints - but the true complaint is that he prettifies it! The first movement was written to be blatently rude, and the best conductors will recognize this and make it sound like a broken machine! However, Boulez tries to make it sound not so rude, which is not a good thing. He also doesn't see the movements as individual steps up to the conclusion - just a big movement, little concert, big movement, which guarantees failure. I'm sorry, but Bychkov and both Mehtas beat this in terms of interpretation, dynamics, performance and sound.
Good at best
Again, Boulez' mahler cycle has its ups and downs. After furthur listening of the recently released 2, it is becoming clearer that Boulez is hardly suited for the more emotional "Wunderhorn" Symphonies, while proving able for the(in some ways) more classical symphs such as 4, 6, and 1. This performance falls somewhere in between decent and good. It lacks the emotional depth of Chailly\RCO, or Bernstein\NY Phil, or Gielen(tied with Chailly for best modern vers.) There are however, as with all Boulez performances, many details and moments of clarity rarily encountered by lesser ears. For Mahlerites that is the only reason to get this, for those who are new, better go with the aforementioned performances, also at a lesser cost. As a side note, once again the VPO proves themselves inept in bringing to life their former host.
