Opinions differ on how to interpret Mahler's Symphony No. 3, a work of such convoluted material, extreme contrasts, and immense proportions that it inevitably invites disagreements. But few can deny that Benjamin Zander has elicited a brilliant performance from the Philharmonia Orchestra, or that his reading is thoughtful and provocative in the best sense. Zander makes a convincing case for reviving Mahler's original mystical program, and reveals the High Romantic side of the composer, with all his conflicting ...
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Opinions differ on how to interpret Mahler's Symphony No. 3, a work of such convoluted material, extreme contrasts, and immense proportions that it inevitably invites disagreements. But few can deny that Benjamin Zander has elicited a brilliant performance from the Philharmonia Orchestra, or that his reading is thoughtful and provocative in the best sense. Zander makes a convincing case for reviving Mahler's original mystical program, and reveals the High Romantic side of the composer, with all his conflicting characteristics combined in a splendid paean to Nature. This intensely focused performance is informed by an acute awareness of Mahler's stated intentions; of motivic correspondences between movements; of external influences, both musical and cultural; and, most importantly, of the explicit directions in the score that give the work its vivid timbral distinctions. Zander delivers the symphony with color, passion and a sense of authority, and all its warring elements cohere into a unified whole....
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