I just wrote to a friend: "Just found a brand newly made live performance of Mahler 6 which is so wonderfully executed by the orchestra. Never seen such a wholly competent performance. I've never hitherto been a great admirer of Tilson Thomas, but he has matured greatly and in this rendition he totally excels. He is absolutely on top of this performance and directs without the music. It's the playing though by the WDRSO which is so mighty and accomplished. Stunning video and recording too". I meant every word. Thank you!
Watching Michael Tilson Thomas conduct Mahler's 6th with such enthusiasm especially at 23:20 with my longtime orchestra favorite is a great treat; I look forward to watch and hear the whole performance in full.
Fantastic performance by everyone! Thanks for all your wonderful playing and thanks for the audio and visual techs who captured the energy and expression of this incredible Mahler Symphony. Best regards and looking forward to hearing more of your great performances, Paul from Syracuse, NY.
I heard MTT when he was at the LSO in Mahler 5 many years ago. By the time of climax I was very nearly on the edge of my seat. A few days before we had been to another performance of Mahler 5 which was a meandering mess. MTT understands the large scale of Mahler so well. If only he were resident London again.
The most unassuming concert building ever, because it is basically built underground. You can't see it from the outside and people actually skateboard on the "roof". It's quite fascinating.
Maravillosa interpretación de esta monumental obra. Bravo, maestro Tilson Thomas, aplauso para la excelente orquesta de la WDR, mención especial al director de las cámaras de tv. Una versión histórica para la posteridad.
Hi, Richard! Excellent eye - you’re absolutely right - that’s Elise Batnes, she was Concertmaster at WDR Symphony Orchestra from 2004-2008 before she moved back to Norway.
It's a real shame it became an internet meme or isn't taken seriously for what it is or what it represents. If you ever experience a sudden death in your immediate family or circle of friends that blindsided you, then you realize what the hammer truly is.
Tilson Thomas also did a version with the San Francisco Symphony on 2019/2020 [NOT the 2001 one, which had a lot of odd rallentandos and mannered rubatos which thankfully MTT later abandoned]. The recording of that performance is available for sale. (You can identify it by the blue cover). I recommend it very much (indeed, it's the finest Mahler 6 I've heard along with Inbal's 1968 recording).
Wasn’t the best moment for Mahler, sadly enough. The hammer has sort of become a meme lately and a lot of people don’t seem to understand how serious the whole thing is. It’s literally death coming in unannounced and taking everything you love and hold dear.
Die 6. Sinfonie von Gustav Mahler unter der Leitung von Semyon Bychkov mit dem WDR Sinfonieorchester haben wir leider nicht parat. Dafür aber viele andere Kostbarkeiten. ;) Liebe Grüße
Nice 6th. Kinda liked it. Pretty. Only problem is, it's supposed to be CATASTROPHIC! This performance was white tie when it should be Mad Max. Barbirolli or Mitropoulos is the way to go. (Bonus remark) - Fun drinking game: drink whenever you see a Bernstein mannerism wash over MTT's conducting. You'll be blotto before the Scherzo!
I would have to agree, especially the Finale. I prefer Bernstein's little chaos to this pedantic exercise. However, MTT's rendition is still respectable.
Ich halte MTT für einen großen Mahler-Dirigenten, aber hier überzeugt er mich nicht. Vieles ist nicht ausmusiziert, wirkt lustlos und oberflächlich. Das Orchester rettet das ganze zum Glück doch noch irgendwie.
Mahler can trigger strong comments on how his symphonies should be interpreted and played. I've always liked TT's approach to Mahler, but with qualifications. In this performance I think his interpretation has matured, but those opening notes on the basses should be more assertive, they are too polite. And this comment could be applied in a few other places. But overall, the interpretation does "work" and I would rate it, along with most other comments, as perhaps among the best I have heard.
I kind of like it this way. The art of Mahler is subtle differences, finesse, and contrast. It doesn't work if it's heavy and overbearing all the time. After all, we don't really encounter the true nature of death until the very last movement, and just like life, our journey until then is a mixture of arrogance, overconfidence, trepidation, serendipity, anxiety, and all of the other myriad of emotions we experience in our lives underestimating the true nature and power of death, until it strikes us out of the blue without warning, and changes our lives irrevocably.
Absolutely love watching Maestero Thomas! His facial expressions reveal how much he loves his job. He puts his whole body into conducting!
5:17
14:51 transition | 23:20 happy ending | 35:37 deflating failure | 37:28 2nd movement | 40:22 beginning to gentle
43:19 | 43:21 beautiful | 48:29 flute | 48:41 flute | 49:09 transition | 50:54 string build up | 51:03 magical | 51:09 touching
54:02 4th movement | 1:19:52 crucial | 1:22:56 Defeated | 1:24:41 ending explosion
Magnificent! Super brilliant performance by the WDRSO.
Thank you @jeffreymichael4904!
The respect from the audience is stellar. Not one note of noise can be heard during pianissimo.
Micheal tilson Thomas never disappoints! His great character is he Never Overreacts as a Conductor. Always focuses on delivering good music.
For me watching Thomas conduct is like Leonard Bernstein's still alive.
And he always conducts from his heart!
I just wrote to a friend: "Just found a brand newly made live performance of Mahler 6 which is so wonderfully executed by the orchestra. Never seen such a wholly competent performance. I've never hitherto been a great admirer of Tilson Thomas, but he has matured greatly and in this rendition he totally excels. He is absolutely on top of this performance and directs without the music. It's the playing though by the WDRSO which is so mighty and accomplished. Stunning video and recording too". I meant every word. Thank you!
Thank you, for those very kind words! 🙏
Thank you!
Wow! A lot of people knock MTT with his Mahler interpretations, but this performance was quite good! I really enjoyed it!
the buildup from 50:00 in the third movement andante to the end is heartbreakingly beautiful
You hit the nail on the head 👍🏻
I've long believed that those measures mark the REAL beginnings of modern music (no, not "liebestod," nor "Le Sacre" IMO).
Watching Michael Tilson Thomas conduct Mahler's 6th with such enthusiasm especially at 23:20 with my longtime orchestra favorite is a great treat; I look forward to watch and hear the whole performance in full.
ANOTHER MASTER PIECE !!!
サー・ゲオルグ・ショルティさんを
彷彿とさせるこの骨太の演奏に
この交響曲の躍動感を感じます🍒🍒
Excellent 6th.
Thank you!
Mahler würdig interpretiert und die aufnahme qualität ist echt klasse
Danke für das tolle Lob! 😃
The third movement is superbly paced.
Fantastic performance by everyone! Thanks for all your wonderful playing and thanks for the audio and visual techs who captured the energy and expression of this incredible Mahler Symphony. Best regards and looking forward to hearing more of your great performances, Paul from Syracuse, NY.
Thank you! We are glad that you enjoyed our performance so much. 😃
This is a real outstanding rendition by one of the BEST Mahler conductors, MTT!!!
I heard MTT when he was at the LSO in Mahler 5 many years ago. By the time of climax I was very nearly on the edge of my seat. A few days before we had been to another performance of Mahler 5 which was a meandering mess.
MTT understands the large scale of Mahler so well. If only he were resident London again.
Most amazing conductor I have recently discovered. He is so different from late Beristain in style and conducting. They are both great but different
What a beautiful auditorium. I would love to visit Koln just to see the beautiful Philharmonie! Thank you to the uploader! Much love from Serbia!
Hi, Tokenesh!
Love back from Cologne!
The most unassuming concert building ever, because it is basically built underground. You can't see it from the outside and people actually skateboard on the "roof". It's quite fascinating.
Truly masterful in every way!
Thank you!
A very good mahleriano!
Maravillosa interpretación de esta monumental obra. Bravo, maestro Tilson Thomas, aplauso para la excelente orquesta de la WDR, mención especial al director de las cámaras de tv. Una versión histórica para la posteridad.
Beautiful rendition.
Thank you! We are glad that you like it. 😊
Excellent sound and tempi. I also like original movement ordering where scherzo is 2nd movement.
I prefer the Andante before the
Finale.
piece of art.
Thank you 😊
Bravissimo!!
Bruno Walter’s gone, this is as good as it gets today.
Absolutely incredible!!
テイルソントーマス指揮のマーラーは初めて聴きます。WDRの演奏もマーラーは初めて聴きます。是非ともこのコンビで東京都に来てください。
At 23:18 ,I swear that concertmaster ( female violinist ) plays for the Oslo Philharmonic?
Hi, Richard! Excellent eye - you’re absolutely right - that’s Elise Batnes, she was Concertmaster at WDR Symphony Orchestra from 2004-2008 before she moved back to Norway.
1:06:52
1:11:30
hammer time!!!!
🤩🔨
That's a smooth hammer!
It's a real shame it became an internet meme or isn't taken seriously for what it is or what it represents. If you ever experience a sudden death in your immediate family or circle of friends that blindsided you, then you realize what the hammer truly is.
What you are looking for:
1:06:52
1:11:30
Dang! You know a symphony is serious when it has 2 timpanis (as in 2 timpanists playing separate sets of timpani)!
I liked it more than his first recorded SFS version.
True. That recording was made a day or two after 9/11 so everyone may have been pretty distracted.
This the best performance of Mahler 6 I've heard. Is there an audio recording of it available for sale?
Thanks! No, there is no audio recording of this performance available for sale, but you can still listen to it for free here on UA-cam :)
Tilson Thomas also did a version with the San Francisco Symphony on 2019/2020 [NOT the 2001 one, which had a lot of odd rallentandos and mannered rubatos which thankfully MTT later abandoned]. The recording of that performance is available for sale. (You can identify it by the blue cover). I recommend it very much (indeed, it's the finest Mahler 6 I've heard along with Inbal's 1968 recording).
@@janouglaeser8049 Thank you.
@@jeff2446 You're welcome! Hope you enjoy it :-)
That’s one of the worst. Sorry to say. But if you know this score very well you would understand. MTT is no good Mahler conductor…
素晴らしい演奏ですね！
切れ味も深みもあって感動的です❤
素敵な動画どうもありがとうございました😊
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左右の音声が、逆になっていると思います？
1stヴァイオリンが右、コントラバスが左から聴こえるので。
Thank you! 🤗
1:21:15 cymbal roll final movement
1:06:53 best moment!!!
how about 49:08?
Wasn’t the best moment for Mahler, sadly enough.
The hammer has sort of become a meme lately and a lot of people don’t seem to understand how serious the whole thing is.
It’s literally death coming in unannounced and taking everything you love and hold dear.
Is that Tony Sirico behind the conductor in the audience? The one who has hands towered?
バーンスタインとテンシュテットのいいとこ取りみたいなスゲーいい演奏
1:06:34
A lo que vine a ver 🔨 1:06:47 😊 1:11:24🔨
Hat Semyon Bychkov jemals die Sechste Symphonie mit WDR aufgeführt? Danke für diese Videos!
Die 6. Sinfonie von Gustav Mahler unter der Leitung von Semyon Bychkov mit dem WDR Sinfonieorchester haben wir leider nicht parat. Dafür aber viele andere Kostbarkeiten. ;) Liebe Grüße
Mit den Wienern- es war schrecklich.
@@WDRKlassik
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Nice 6th. Kinda liked it. Pretty. Only problem is, it's supposed to be CATASTROPHIC! This performance was white tie when it should be Mad Max. Barbirolli or Mitropoulos is the way to go. (Bonus remark) - Fun drinking game: drink whenever you see a Bernstein mannerism wash over MTT's conducting. You'll be blotto before the Scherzo!
I would have to agree, especially the Finale. I prefer Bernstein's little chaos to this pedantic exercise. However, MTT's rendition is still respectable.
Pretty dull, wall to wall, actually
1:06:53 🔨
Fine orchestral playing and ensemble. Odd interpretation by MTT.
Ich halte MTT für einen großen Mahler-Dirigenten, aber hier überzeugt er mich nicht.
Vieles ist nicht ausmusiziert, wirkt lustlos und oberflächlich. Das Orchester rettet das ganze zum Glück doch noch irgendwie.
動画タイトルが「ミヒャエル」って表記やったから誰？って思って訪れてもた。なんでドイツ発音になるんやろね。。。しかしまぁキレの良いええ演奏ですな。ところで彼のあの襟はどういうのなん？ 僧職者的なイメージ？の襟のように感じてんけど、黒色のカラーみたいなんが内側にあるのは見たことない。どういった意味なり象徴なんでしょうか。なんか怪しけやと思ってさ。知ってる人教えてください！
Patriarchal? What? Where?
This is utterly lightweight, lifeless and dull.
The opening bars are so wrong.
Mahler can trigger strong comments on how his symphonies should be interpreted and played. I've always liked TT's approach to Mahler, but with qualifications. In this performance I think his interpretation has matured, but those opening notes on the basses should be more assertive, they are too polite. And this comment could be applied in a few other places. But overall, the interpretation does "work" and I would rate it, along with most other comments, as perhaps among the best I have heard.
@@bryangl1 Listen to Mr. Gielen for the opening bars.
I kind of like it this way. The art of Mahler is subtle differences, finesse, and contrast. It doesn't work if it's heavy and overbearing all the time. After all, we don't really encounter the true nature of death until the very last movement, and just like life, our journey until then is a mixture of arrogance, overconfidence, trepidation, serendipity, anxiety, and all of the other myriad of emotions we experience in our lives underestimating the true nature and power of death, until it strikes us out of the blue without warning, and changes our lives irrevocably.
Hi, valkhorn!
Great interpretation!
Well said! Your words are much appreciated.@@valkhorn
What a weirdo.