Re: Mahler 7 / Concertgebouw / Chailly (Decca)

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