Concertgebouw Orchestra Mahler Symphony No.1 Mariss Jansons

[JamiroToti]

3:55 - 6:45 I love that part.

[xaviervandepoll]

@JamiroToti That's the "Trio", as Mahler put it.

[dbpsoccer121]

what's with the wind intonation on the melody? LOVE the strings though...

[ToulBoi]

so musical... dynamic contrast is perfect

[Taktstock1]

@opuspocus5553 (continued)

If you take this Mahler movement too fast, an acceleration and climax like wonderfully done at 3:20 or in the end wouldn't be possible.

Finally, note that this isnt a perfect concert hall with brilliant acoustics. Here, like in very big halls like Royal Albert Hall, you have to give the music time to expand and to discover the room it has to fill. So, open air is a special thing, especially for the tempo, if you want to keep the details and sounds clear.

[Taktstock1]

@opuspocus5553 I fully agree with you. Some further aspects:

Beethoven's symphonies: The meaning of "minuet" and according to that the tempo changed with the time. Also Beethoven surely didn't take "minuet" as a dance like Haydn did more.

Chopin's Waltzes: Even without the measure, they never loose the character of a waltz. But the character of a "Ländler" is heavy, folkish. For that reason the tempo isn't as free as it would be for a minuet.

[TheJbach]

Brilliant!  Super!! Superb delight!!

[daSaboriGuitars]

I wouldn't have a problem with seeing this done again.

[oerangoetan]

Right Taktstock!

[ShErR969]

what's impressive about this is that the individual sections of strings sounds not like that many people playing mahler but one player playing mahler.

[coolbeanjm]

This is great! Lovely phrasing, perfect intonation, and wonderful enthusiasm in the orchestra. Great job!

[dragongame2]

my street is named after him. Great music and componist

[firebreathone3]

great , but too bad about the skip at 3:10.. a re-upload (albeit 2 years over time) might help solve this problem

[Haeronthegreat]

Very very rustic, like it!

[tueslabelledujour]

delicious

[clairannette]

I don't know what it is... but I get happy just at the sight of Mariss Jansons.

[ZemArte]

Grande Mahler !!!

Quem pode superá-lo na disciplina, compondo perfeitamente o elo entre o humano e o divino? O Titã, é verdadeiramente a ilustração cênica-musical da ' história' , da chegada das luzes para os humanos,só contada nos mitos.

[quinto34]

thank god most conductors dont have a metronome fetish like some..

Would be a boring world lol

[brandon71085]

I hope the people of Amsterdam realize how very fortunate they are!

[SurreyViolinHero]

Brilliant, much better performed than my Youth orchestra managed on the 2 occasions we performed it.

[Jillian1105]

I love this song :) My band is playing it for performance evaluation :)

[duesselalster]

mooooooooiiiii

[culturehorse]

Perfect tempo.. to favorites w/this one...

[GustavMahlerHorn]

It's on Dam square

[Amigomr2]

Thanks for uploading!

This recording is very good and of course, performance is very good.

I realize again that Concertgebouw is the best orchestra from Mengelberg.

[dagobert50]

it's a a concert outside somewhere in Amsterdam

at the Uitmarkt!

Ebel

[koonafoony]

Does anyone have any idea when and where this was taken? Clearly it's not in the Concergebouw.

[And if you think this is slow listen to the start of Dudamel's reading of this moveoemnt, also on you tube.]

[LordBrome]

Heard this on an episode of Star Trek Voyager-Counterpoints. Immediately fell in love with it and had to find it. Beautiful!

[VolitionPrime]

Hello, just had to rewind DVR several times to get

Captain Janeway mention Mahler 1st symphony 2nd Movement. I finally found this. Nice to know I was'nt the only one.

[778918]

hey, so did i !!

[bogiman14]

ביצוע לא מרשים כל כך.... אני הייתי לוקח את זה קצת יותר מהר, זה יהפוך את זה למעניין יותר

[tolljames]

Lovely playing, but perhaps a rather stately tempo for this movement?!?

[intrepidgalaxy]

i actually thought that too

when i heard the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra play it

i thought....wow...this is either really fast, or Concertgebouw decided to take it slow....

[pan2010t]

The tempo, I think, is OK. Most conductors lead their orchestra to play that fast.

[irenicflutist]

Concertgebouw is known for taking things slower and really bringing out the harmonic musicality... and so is Jansons.

[Taktstock1]

Jansons understands it as a peasant, rural dance. THats right, Mahler titled it as "Ländler", a dance for the countrymen.

For this reason it has to be heavy and cant be taken faster than this if you want to create that character.

I think its perfect.

[elindholm]

It's only the trio that is a Laendler. I agree with the others who find this tempo too slow. Check Mahler's metronome mark.

[opuspocus5553]

@Taktstock1 Yes, it is a landler, but one could easily justify a faster performance. In Mahler's own program, this movement's subtitle was "at full sail." I've never sailed, but I sure can imagine the sheer rush of exhilaration that takes over when the wind is strong and is pushing the boat effortlessly through the water. To me, that image isn't compatible with a slow comfortable tempo! Furthermore, the harmonic pacing of this movement is so slow that it will feel "heavy" enough at any tempo.

[opuspocus5553]

@Taktstock1 The minuet of Beethoven's 1st symphony and the Chopin waltzes would sound absolutely ridiculous if their tempos were only set according to the dances they originated from

[Andreconductor]

overweldigend!

[Alfonsina923]

Es ir al cielo y volver. Gracias

[cyliu0413]

Are you sure this is Mahler?

[bordaz1]

yes

[jarabass]

yes

[darnthatdream]

yes

[AVALOS365]

nice!!!(:

[trumpettgirl]

is this the whole piece? I need it for a class, and I have never heard it, so i don't want to add just half..

[andrevdbc]

this is only the second movement

[mijaaurinegro]

Q GRANDES!!!!!

[parkthoven]

Wow~~!!

What an event~!!

[hornplayer84]

OMG, Mahler on Open-air Concert, That's great!