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Janos wrote:
>To appreciate MTT's Mahler, just listen to the first few bars of the
>Fourth. Right up front, where most interpretations have a little "burp"
>in the release after the introductory phrase, the San Francisco performance
>is smooth as silk, firmly, logically connected, instead of consisting
>of two disparate elements. Multiply that tiny bit thousandfold, and you
>have great Mahler.
Uh-oh. This passage, which on the Mahler-List has become known as the
"train wreck" -- because the two rhythmic ideas *have* to collide -- is
one of those Mahlerian Moments that has to be observed, even emphasized.
To polish it smooth simply will not do!
Mitch Friedfeld, a great fan of MTT's Mahler 6th, at least in live
performance
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