Movement 2: In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast.
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.
Ultimately best performance of this symphony. In particular, this movement is beautifully done!
MrCatneko 4 months ago
incredible, only daniele gatti achieves a similar magical atmosphere in this movement
medmai 2 years ago