Michael Gielen conducts Mahler - Symphony no.6 (1971 & 2013 performances)
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Label: SWR Classic
Cat No: SWR19080CD
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 3
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 9th August 2019
Contents
Artists
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und FreiburgConductor
Michael GielenWorks
Symphony no.6 in A minorArtists
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und FreiburgConductor
Michael GielenAbout
The sequence of the inner movements of the Sixth Symphony has always been controversial and the cause of editorial difficulties: should it be Scherzo – Andante or Andante – Scherzo? In 1971 Gielen decided that the former made more sense.
Soon after the release of the revised score of the Internationale Gustav Mahler Gesellschaft’s 1998 edition, a research paper proved conclusively that Mahler had changed the sequence to Andante – Scherzo immediately before the premiere, and never reverted.
After studying the evidence concerning the sequence of the movements Gielen was determined to follow Mahler’s apparently express wish, and eventually aimed to perform the symphony with his orchestra once more with this revised order of movements. The invitation to the Salzburg Festspiele 2013 offered him the perfect opportunity to do so.
Thus, the concert on 21 August 2013 was Gielen’s final appearance at the Salzburg Festspiele and his last performance of Mahler’s Sixth. Compared with the recording from 1971, the tempi are markedly different, and it is very difficult to imagine a more dramatic contrast between two performances of the same work by the same conductor!
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