Mahler: Symphony No. 7

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There’s a lithe energy and carefree sweep to the playing that is infectious...Jansons’ reading bears the stamp of his St Petersburg training: very classical, with not a shred of indulgence. — Financial Times, 2nd January 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Nov 2009
Catalogue No: PSC1271
Label: Simax
Length: 81 minutes

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Mahler: Symphony No. 7

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Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons

I. Langsam - Allegro Risoluto Ma Non Troppo

Track length23:03

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Ii. Nachtmusik I. Allegro Moderato - Molto Moderato (Andante)

Track length16:24

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Iii. Scherzo: Schattenhaft

Track length10:47

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$2.10

Iv. Nachtmusik Ii. Andante Amoroso

Track length14:11

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V. Rondo - Finale: Allegro Ordinario - Allegro Moderato Ma Energico

Track length17:14

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Gustav Mahler’s strange and unworldly Symphony No. 7 is performed here by one of the great musical collaborations of the last 20 years, the internationally renowned conductor Mariss Jansons and the orchestra with which he originally came to prominence, the Oslo Philharmonic. Today Mariss Jansons is one of the most sought after conductors in the world.

Through their long collaboration Jansons and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra have developed a unique relationship. In the first couple of years of this century Jansons and the OPO did a number of concerts with Mahler’s symphonies. A set of Symphonies Nos 1 and 9 has already been released (PSC1270), and to follow this vibrant, exciting recording of the Seventh Symphony, there will be another – of Symphony No 3 – next year.

Of all Mahler’s symphonies, the Seventh has remained the most enigmatic. The orchestra is slightly smaller than Mahler had used for the Sixth Symphony, but he adds some unusual instruments, notably a tenor horn and cornet in the brass, and of course the mandolin and guitar for the second Serenade. The Symphony is particularly known for its central scherzo, which bears the unusual tempo-marking Schattenhaft (shadow-like).

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2nd January 2010

There’s a lithe energy and carefree sweep to the playing that is infectious...Jansons’ reading bears the stamp of his St Petersburg training: very classical, with not a shred of indulgence.

January 2010

A frankly provincial small-scale outfit of Janson's arrival in 1979, the Oslo Philharmonic is heard here towards the end of his tenure, unmistakably an ensemble of international stature, capable of remarkable feats of virtuosity and depth of tone. The central Scherzo is already over-lit, the finale remorselessly bright, yet with the string body sounding heftier than in a previous Jansons/Oslo pairing of the First and Ninth (7/03), this must be a contender for those who prefer their Mahler without too much grit and angst.

Mahler: Symphony No. 7

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