Mahler: Symphony No 6, 1st movement (Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra)

Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra performing Mahler's sixth symphony. Recorded in November, 2007. http://bit.ly/bUy3T

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[jrf4031]

Why are the strings on the opposite sides? Aren't the cellos usually on a conductor's right?

[Lso]

It depends on the conductor's preference - for some repertoire, conductors like to rearrange the strings, for example put 2nd violins opposite 1sts if there's a lot of antiphonal writing (e.g. call and response) so the audience can hear that better. It's often thought of as a 'German' layout, used for German repertoire, or by German orchestras.

[martimtavares]

where's this?

[Lso]

this was recorded at the LSO's home venue, the Barbican Centre in London

[fuzzynavel46]

2nd trombone looks like Jermaine from Flight of the Conchords

[Hassaan Mahmoud]

I pressed "Like" before watching it

[EthanFilms]

AND NOW I KNOW

[Chris Richards]

Mahler was Jewish, his music was banned by the Nazis

[Stephen Kidde]

The orchestrated turbulence of air rejoices with Mahler. Yes. It's a cloudy day. Thank God for clouds! Clouds bring rain. Rain is good.

[Tom Gossard]

Why do most conductors, including Gergiev here, take too quick a tempo. Here it is almost comic the way it rushes ahead. Miscalculation. The movement loses all the terrifying relentlessness of a true military march, the basis for this movement.

[atomuo]

Players couldnt catch up the speed @2:30

[EthanFilms]

Haha yes!!! Sounds like SS officers marchin around! lol And dude...your grammar is fne :p

[Perpetualsify]

Quite agreed haha but I guess this is probably how Mahler wanted it to sound, don't you think? (Sorry for Grammar by the way)

[actarusepinal]

He's really playing this piece fast...still awesome anyway