Christoph Eschenbach - Mahler - Symphony No.1 [5/5]

[tinerfe1965]

Wonderful perfomace! an original boadcast! Great!

[TreesOnToast]

E.P.I.C

[nikodemus7777]

A really great conductor!

[StargateTravel]

Fabulous.

[AlexPlautz1]

The end is always great, but I didn't really like the rest... It's really slow, calm, we have to wait a lot for the great parts!

[ajunger9]

What a great horn section! This is a very strenuous symphony, and hitting all of those high A's at the end of the piece takes a lot of endurance.

[Sylderon]

What I don't really understand is why so many conductors insist on rushing through the final minute or two of this piece. As far as I'm concerned, it sounds better when taken at a straight tempo.

[uranrising]

@Sylderon  I completely agree.

[MrMrmike5]

LOve that key change leap!

[jcsv12345]

Good recording, but Bruno Walter's interpretation is better for this piece.

[MichaelSS1]

@jcsv12345  lol

[jcsv12345]

@MichaelSS1 No, really, Bruno Walter was friends with Mahler AND did the piano reductions to Mahler's symphonies.

[jcsv12345]

Good recording, but I don't like the interpretation. Bruno Walter's is better.

[grimmrad]

I saw him (Eschenbach) many times, In Germany (Hamburg, Kiel) and than here in the US at Carnegie with the Philadelphia. Always most memorable concerts, one was one of the few magic moments (or hours) that were outstanding above all - Mahlers 2d. We went out of that concert (Carnegie Hall) speechless and in tears.

[lexusis220d]

absolutely fabulous rendition. this is how mahler should sound...

[offyougonow1007]

Nothing short of genius, this performance...conductor & orchestra! Sheer bliss!

THANK YOU for posting!

~Cate

[yotamSchwartz]

could someone please tell me what Orchestra is playing in this recording..

[paulturtle92]

@yotamSchwartz the Orchestre de Paris...

[cristianfcao]

IMO, nobody comes close to Eschenbach with this symphony. I don't like him in many other Mahler works but the guy completely OWNS this piece as well as the 5th.

[MarcusHK1]

This is excellent, like all of Eschenbach's Mahler. However in his complete Mahler cycle with the Orchestre de Paris available on Medici, apart from no 2 which I haven't heard, I liked above all his version of nos 3, 4 and 8. For no 5 I prefer his performance with the Philadelphia O. recorded live in Tokyo.

[SirGlennGould]

Horn section ! Atteeeeeention !

STAND !!!

And then comes Mahler's peace after the storm, a pianissimo sforzato that summons such hope from a man's heart.

This is classical music how it should be.

[RAMIRO3]

Que grabacion mas arrecha nojoda!

[RAMIRO3]

Fantastic performance! It was great!

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[EmperorMato]

horns!

[jaaronsh]

horn rulezzz!!!

[xyxyification]

This is absolutely excellent! Mahler's first symphony is SO underrated.

[platero55]

Fabulous performance! In my not-so-humble opinion, it appears that the video producers were influenced by the Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense" movie. Look at the tight close-ups on the musicians, the wardrobe choices for Eschenbach and the musicians, etc.

[paulturtle92]

@platero55 Agreed :D

[jamesbkozak]

I was his piano technician for his time here in Houston as artistic director. I go t to know him pretty well. His garb in this video is something he chose on his own during his tenure here. He went from "white tie and tails" to what you see here. Many other conductors have followed his lead.

[paulturtle92]

@jamesbkozak How I envy you >< I'm nearly 10,000 miles away and can't even get to watch him conduct live :(