Willem Mengelberg conducts Mahler Symphony 4; part 4 of 6

Movement 3: Ruhevoll, poco adagio. (part 1)

The dutch conductor Willem Mengelberg leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra on November 9, 1939 in Gustav Mahler's Symphony 4. Mengelberg had a very close relationship with the composer and was involved with this symphony's rehearsal and premiere. His conducting style is extreme and "romantic"; favoring big orchestras, many tempo changes, and a liberal usage of portamento. This style is probably close to that which Mahler himself would have used to conduct the piece.

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Music

Tags:

• mengelberg
• mahler
• symphony
• concertgebouw

[Hexachloraphine]

This music was banned by Nazis......

They were Fu****g idiots weren't they.

[morinoroba]

What a great beauty...

[MrAndrimoro]

Commovonte!!peccato che la tecnica dei legni non era ancora perfezioneta,ma il timbro generale è miracoloso!!Il legato è incredibile!!Mengelberg plasma com un pittore i colori dell'orchestra...Miracoloso se pensiamo che siamo nel 1939!!

[diederik2008]

This music is some of the finest that Mahler or anyone has written: these first few minutes from the third movement are pure .. think of blue sky, not a single cloud, happyness, childhood memories of pure happyness when life was simple ... Mengelberg's interpretation is unique. Thank you for posting this.

[MikeDrewYT]

He's reading The New York Times in the picture.