Jaap van Zweden's recordings with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on the DSO Live label have sometimes suffered from dry and slightly muted sound, due either to acoustics or engineering. To a certain extent, this 2013 recording of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6 in A minor, "Tragic," has a similar airless quality, perhaps due to extremely close microphone placement, and the orchestra's natural resonance seems unnecessarily reduced. However, because the performance of this demanding work is close to first-rate, thanks to van ...
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Jaap van Zweden's recordings with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on the DSO Live label have sometimes suffered from dry and slightly muted sound, due either to acoustics or engineering. To a certain extent, this 2013 recording of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6 in A minor, "Tragic," has a similar airless quality, perhaps due to extremely close microphone placement, and the orchestra's natural resonance seems unnecessarily reduced. However, because the performance of this demanding work is close to first-rate, thanks to van Zweden's inspiring leadership and the orchestra's commitment to the music, there is considerable artistic value here. The premonitions of impending doom that haunted Mahler are at the core of this work, and van Zweden communicates its feverish anxieties and dark foreboding with a high degree of tension and edginess. He also keeps firm control of the pacing, so there isn't a moment wasted through unnecessary slowdowns, and the work's trajectory is relentlessly maintained. The symphony...
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Good in Good jacket. Cd in jewel case with outer artwork and booklet. Light scuffing to the case. The disc is in very nice condition with just a few tiny scratches.
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