Klaus Tennstedt, Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Mahler: Symphony Nos. 1 - Japan Hybrid SACD

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Klaus Tennstedt, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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The only recording with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, this spectacular live performance from 1990 is now available on SACD! The orchestra's power and Tennstedt's musicality are perfectly matched in this magnificent performance and one of the best ever. This is the second digital recording to be released on SACD! This is the only recording of Tennstedt with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a legendary performance from the old EMI source! The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's virtuoso musicians, who give an overwhelming performance of Mahler, and Tennstedt, who reached a scale beyond human understanding in his later years, are beautifully blended in this magnificent "Titan". The slow tempo of this performance, with its magnificent melodic line that never slackens, is truly a once-in-a-lifetime performance. This is the latest mastering from a musical point of view of a precious joint recording of this piece that has been listened to for many years, and which shines brilliantly in the history of recordings of this piece. Mastered separately for the SACD and CD layers. New commentary included. Tennstedt's success in the U.S. dates back to 1974 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, but he continued to make major appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and other major orchestras from the 1970s onward, leaving a significant mark.In the U.S., he had many opportunities to perform Bruckner, and his later recognition as a Mahler conductor may be largely due to the session recordings he made for EMI in the late 1970s. However, he had already performed Mahler's No. 6 and No. 7 live, and his high level of commitment to Mahler in general is also evident. The "Titan" performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was Tennstedt's last year in the orchestra's career, and the scale of his expression has become much larger, making the performance incomparably grandiose, which was a big topic of conversation when it was released. Since then, many live recordings, mainly of the orchestra's own recordings, and especially those with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, have added a range of expression, tempo settings, and excitement unique to live performances that were not present in the session recordings, and as you know, the Tennstedt has gained popularity with listeners as "Tennstedt live". One of the most attractive features of this performance is the collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a world-renowned "Mahler orchestra.The golden members of the orchestra in their heyday are still alive and well even though they are in their later years, and this performance, in which the super-strong brass brass blasted through Tennstedt's long phrases without any trouble, was not only a pleasant sensation, but also a tremendous shock. The tempo was quite slow for this piece, and while it is rare to hear a "giant" that exceeds 60 minutes, Tennstedt's refusal to relax at all was spectacular, and his all-out performance at the cost of his own life was also heartwarming. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra toured Europe in the winter of that year, and there is a live performance of the Fifth in Vienna in November by the DECCA under the baton of Scholte. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's glorious performance of the Fifth under Scholte's direction in Vienna in November is also available. In any case, we have EMI to thank for the recordings. This time, we have made the most up-to-date, high-quality sound of an album of digital recordings from EMI's early to mid-period of the history of the orchestra. The mastering has been done back to the digital masters in the country of origin. (1/2)