Mahler - Eliahu Inbal - Symphony No.8 Mvt.2 2/2

[muzomanoz]

Wow! you can hear the gong and cymbals (in unison) at the end.

[SirGlennGould]

Really lively, altho not so romantic interpretation. The accents at the start of each beat and the scrupulous rythmical beating makes it much clearer and easier to understand than its counterparts. Altho there is one tedious fact.

WHY IS INBAL FLAPPING HIS HANDS !!! XD It' s ridiculous !! XD

[muzomanoz]

@SirGlennGould Does it realy matter whether or not he is flapping his hands? does it affect the sound? Is he mearly lost in the music? (Lenny used to jump).

[kklocket2]

the tenor is amazing in this performance! but i have heard better instrumentalists and other soloists for this peice. its still amazing in my opinion.

[ppgppgppgppg]

Amazing amazing performance.

As a Chinese I SO wish our music industry can learn at least SOMETHING from your "enemy"

[Alwaysapipedream]

Did the organist miss his / her footing near the end? Otherwise, Bravo!!!

[anthonya13]

its moments like this that finally make all the years counting thousands of measures of rest worth it to be a brass player.

[guntherlove54]

@anthonya13

You should try surviving as a percussionist sometime! :-D

[anthonya13]

holy shit this is the most glorious version i have found YET on here. bravo tokyo

[novisibersk]

Inbal was terribly represented in his DENON Mahler cycle. His faculties as a conductor are superior to his present day counterparts like Abbado and certainly the ever bland Maazel.

This is exquisite Mahler.

[jgesselberty]

Excellent. And I agree, the Denon recording did not do him justice. And, please, as a favor, don't mention Mahler and Maazel in the same sentence. They just don't go together.

[medmai]

why is maazel so bad for mahler?

[jgesselberty]

Each Mahler symphony is a huge canvas, meticulously painted, with attention to each detail. Maazel seems to want to change them into neon signs. He tends to drag out dramatic elements with slow tempi, overemphasize parts of the orchestration by bringing instruments to the forefront which were meant to blend with the orchestra. Overall, his approach tends to make these magnificent works sound bland or cheap, by comparison to other conductors.

[ftumschk]

I honestly find Inbal's DENON Mahler cycle one of the most satisfying (and original!) on disc - certainly, the 8th from that set is right up there with the very best. I hear what you say, however, and I can only imagine that, if the DENON recordings aren't representative of Inbal's Mahler, then his best must be exceptional indeed!

[lecksiekon]

du pappnase hast von mahler keine ahnung...

ich habe diese sinfonie unter bernstein,solti haitink und levine an einer soloposition im orchester selbst gespielt.alle haben ihre schwächen und stärken in der interprätation.alle haben positives und negatives in ihrem dirigat.

aber dieses dirigat welches ich auch von diesem dirigenten kenne ist einfach nur schlecht.also erzähl mir bitte nicht was gut oder schlecht sein soll.

das jedenfalls ist komplett an Mahler vorbeimusiziert.das ist nichts

[mwalsh2008]

Haven't seen this whole performance, but the finale is second to NOBODY. Not even Lenny. Wow . . .incredible.

[ffmandal]

Bravo!!!!!!!

[lecksiekon]

extrem schlechter dirigent.....katastrophale ausbalancierung der lautstärke....mahler würde sich im grabe umdrehen!!!!!!!!

[GusMahler8]

Wonderful performance!

[mahlerkid]

OMG..This is beautifullexcellent performance..kudos to the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra!