Mahler: Symphony No. 9

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[Haitink] shows no sign of weakening his grip on the seemingly effortless long-term vision which has always been a hallmark of his masterly conducting. There are no surprises here other than... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Jul 2012
Catalogue No: 900113
Label: BR Klassik
Length: 79 minutes

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Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Work length1:19:50

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Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bernard Haitink

I. Andante comodo (Live)

Track length27:00

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II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb (Live)

Track length16:16

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III. Rondo-Burleske. Allegro assai (Live)

Track length13:25

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IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend (Live)

Track length23:09

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Two years before his death, Gustav Mahler composed his Ninth Symphony, the last one he was able to complete. In view of his serious heart condition, the composer concerned himself in this work with the resulting existential change in his life.

Bernard Haitink is a regular guest on the podium of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. In December of 2011, the conductor from the Netherlands led the orchestra in this work, replacing Mariss Jansons, who was indisposed at the time and he was highly praised for his "old-wise" interpretation. Following Bruckner's 5th Symphony, this is already the second release Bernard Haitink has presented with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks on the BR-KLASSIK label.

Bernard Haitink and the BR-Symphonieorchester: a perfectly interacting team.

A new live-recording from December of 2011.

Reviews

Christmas 2012

[Haitink] shows no sign of weakening his grip on the seemingly effortless long-term vision which has always been a hallmark of his masterly conducting. There are no surprises here other than in the Finale...Solo work is superb throughout, especially so from the first horn, and a live recording which captures barely a shuffle from the audience...a palpable front-runner.

October 2012

the way Haitink negotiates the first movement's troubled course displays an unflinching grasp of where and when the climaxes should hit hardest...Between the outer movements' polar extremes Haitink manages vivid reportage of the Landler's ribald humour...This is unquestionably one of the great Ninths of recent years

26th July 2012

there's a feeling of urgency about this new performance that I don't remember in Haitink's Mahler before, as if he is now almost impatient with the Ninth's resigned acceptance of mortality. There's an angularity about the woodwind lines and a rawness to the textures from what is one of Europe's finest orchestras that seems to expose the music's nerve ends; it's not always comfortable listening, but it is sometimes startling.

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