Mahler: Symphony No. 3

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Magisterial power in sombre and radiant marches, the subtlest rubato in the old-new minuet which follows, establish Ádám Fischer as one of the greatest living Mahler conductors…Engineering render... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 5th Oct 2018
Catalogue No: AVI8553399
Label: Avi Music
Series: Adam Fischer Mahler Symphonies
Length: 95 minutes

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Mahler: Symphony No. 3

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Frank Ludemann (soloist), Anna Larsson (soloist)
Düsseldorf Symphonic, Clara-Schumann-Jungendchor, Women's Choir of Städtischer Musikverein Düsseldorf
Ádám Fischer, Marieddy Rossetto, Married Rossetto

Part I: I. Kräftig. Entschieden

Track length33:50

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Part II: II. Tempo di Menuetto. Grazioso

Track length9:17

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Part II: III. Comodo, Scherzando. Ohne Hast

Track length16:37

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Part II: IV. Sehr langsam. Misterioso

Track length8:52

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Part II: V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck

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Part II: VI. angsam. Ruhevoll. Empfinden

Track length22:53

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Reflections on the 3rd Symphony By Ádám Fischer

Mahler’s entire output seems like one long farewell to me: it is as if he was bidding farewell to the past and likewise to the future, since he had a great fear of death. At the end of his symphonies we often encounter utopias, as here in the Adagio of the Third, and many years later, particularly, in the Ninth.

Something new sets in, but the movement is still a closure. From it we learn that whatever is new will no longer occur in this world. The Third Symphony, on the whole, is one of Mahler’s richest: the individual movements are so different from one another that they almost seem to stem from different periods of Mahler’s life. The Third contains its own world in itself – already in the first movement, longer than most Beethoven symphonies.

Then Mahler plunges into the Wunderhorn world: the world of simplicity, where his style seems inspired by Schubert. He quotes from his own works and creates his own mythology. Just as in a grand novel, the same figures appear in different stories. The second and third movements belong together; then, a new dimension is introduced in the fourth one with the human voice. With the contralto’s first note, Mahler truly opens up a new world. This is a new kind of composition altogether. The measures almost seem to flow into one another; Mahler is freeing himself from the rigors of rhythmic bars. In the score we find corresponding instructions: “In flowing movement, without paying heed to meter”, and: “Conduct the underlying rhythm”. In the latter passage, one would normally have to conduct a rhythm of seven against four: here it is difficult to do so exactly.

The result is a dilemma: the musicians expect a precise gesture – and certain conductors indeed subdivide the rhythm as indicated by Mahler. But I find it preferable to adopt the metric scheme as a mere framework. Played exactly, the passage loses its artistic meaning: liberation from chains. This abandonment of the rigorous diktat of meter represents a challenge for every conductor. (Excerpt of the Adam Fischer’s remarks)

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Christmas Issue 2018

Magisterial power in sombre and radiant marches, the subtlest rubato in the old-new minuet which follows, establish Ádám Fischer as one of the greatest living Mahler conductors…Engineering render the rainbow colours of this most comprehensive of Mahler symphonies to perfection.

November 2018

Fischer makes something really outrageous of the Ivesian development section [in the first movement]…Mahler’s flora and fauna then come vividly alive in the inner movements, the ‘flower’ movement nuanced with real Viennese charm…The soloists Frank Ludemann keeps those solos simple and true – and thus all the more moving. Larsson is truly the voice of wisdom and experience in the Nietzsche setting, the perfect colour.

Mahler: Symphony No. 3

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