Mahler: Symphony No. 5
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- Опубліковано 8 січ 2020
- #ThrowbackThursday to the beginning of this season when the Orchestra performed Mahler's Symphony No. 5. The Cleveland Orchestra will play Mahler again in Miami, January 24 & 25.
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The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Miami, Florida
Knight Concert Hall
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
MAHLER - Symphony No. 5
Mahler called his Fifth Symphony a “foaming, roaring, raging sea of sound.” It begins simply enough, with a lone trumpet fanfare, but quickly explodes into one of music’s most passionate and thrilling symphonies. The tender Adagietto movement is said to be the composer’s own love letter to his wife, written in their first year of marriage. Today, it is Mahler’s most famous music - Leonard Bernstein led a heart-wrenching performance at Robert Kennedy’s funeral.
I grew up in the Akron public school system. I played strings from grades 4-11. When my peers had dreams of being professional athletes, actors. I always wanted to play for the Cleveland orchestra. Never made it nor tried. This performance brought back a rush of memories. Stellar performance as always. ❤️
This is my favorite symphony. I was at this concert. I was so excited to hear it, and wasn’t disappointed. This opening trumpet fanfare is gripping! My opinion, Mahler’s best symphony.
Still the best band in the land.
Cleveland has some good artists.
You think!
Superb
0:45 the clarinetists covering their ears! 🤣
Cameras director needs a score to see where the music happens...
What you all think about that trumpet opening by Sachs?
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Excellent. Played with proper guts and weltschertz with clearly articulated, sharp but full notes, particularly top note of arpeggio. Many other worldclass trumpeters make it legato, as if they are afraid of missing the high note, which detracts from the power. This is right on.
Excellent but I would have loved to hear Bernard Adelstein play it!
0:50 to 0:59 sounds a little too playful for me (note lengths weren’t as long as I usually hear them). The rest of it sounded great
Cleveland is a fabulous orchestra with a great string section. My only comment is that - for my taste - the (French) horns could be more prominent and a tad 'brighter' sounding. They play a little too politely for my taste. It could have something to do with the hall - their sound may be getting 'swallowed up' a bit (horn bells face backwards). The Severance Hall stage does seem a little narrow and quite deep - just the opposite of Orchestra Hall in Chicago. I don't know that much about F. W-M., so I won't comment. The times I've seen him conduct, he seemed pretty darn good to me. Anyway, this Mahler 5 seems to be off to a good start.
Cleveland hasn't had a "prominent" horn section for decades (i'm talking about sound, not skill). They have been quite subdued for sometime and I don't think it's due to the hall. It's quite a contrast to the trumpets who are one of the more prominent sounding sections in the country.
Thanks for your comment. I love severance hall so it's nice to hear ways it can be improved
0:43 that’s supposed to be a triplet
It is. It is supposed to be fleeting....
Umm where are the horns ? Terrible camera work