I vividly remember the affect of the Mahler 9 he gave with the LSO in 2017; the bleakest performance I've ever heard. Gripping, but entirely without consolation. And there was an anger too in his reading of Bruckner 9 (both with the LSO and the VPO). - ThreadSky

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severson.bsky.social • 19 days ago

I vividly remember the affect of the Mahler 9 he gave with the LSO in 2017; the bleakest performance I've ever heard. Gripping, but entirely without consolation. And there was an anger too in his reading of Bruckner 9 (both with the LSO and the VPO).

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peterquantrill.bsky.social•19 days ago

Yes, gripping, but... something was missing, some essential vitality and variety. The anger of the B9 in the VPO Prom I might attribute to the poor playing. Better than the almost unprofessional Haydn 104 in the 1st half. Still an ocean away from the collective inspiration of that final B7.

severson.bsky.social•19 days ago

You certainly wouldn't want always to hear Mahler 9 like that (and maybe the fact that it was the day after the Manchester bombing coloured everyone's mood).

severson.bsky.social•19 days ago

And although it did actually leave me a bit downcast for a couple of days, I was pleased to have been there; it brought out some aspects of the piece in being played so coherently like that.

severson.bsky.social•19 days ago

I also loved his Mahler 4 of a couple of years earlier; again, a very surprising reading, I thought. The symphony came across as much more modern and experimental than one's used to hearing it.

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