Vladimir Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Mozart: Symphony No. 1 "The Giant" - Import SACD Hybrid

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Vladimir Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra

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Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra The second installment of the Mahler Symphony Collection series is bold and subtle. The LSO Live, with Chief Conductor Gergiev at the helm, has launched the Mahler Symphony Series with a bang. As the reviews in the various newspapers were split down the middle, the second installment, "Titans," is also quite unique and will make listeners roar.　Due to the high expectations and interest, tickets for Gergiev's "Giants" are said to have already been sold out months before the performance. This work is supposed to be one of Mahler's most familiar symphonies, but Gergiev is a genius. Here, too, a challenging approach is attempted here and there, as if trying to destroy all existing Mahlerian views. Take the third movement, for example.It is an exciting experience to be presented with new scenes of enchantment that have never been depicted before, in inverse proportion to the reduction of the usual melancholic smell.　"In the slow movement, which was a nod to the funeral march, there was no small amount of charm in the fragments, and everything was far more refined to the point of excess. Moreover, there were only a few moments of impeccable satisfaction, some of them with exquisitely sharpened string playing." -ClassicalSource.com You'll also notice a variety of other surprises, starting with the bold tempo setting and the in and out of each voice part, which will make you notice them for the first time. Finally, Gergiev's bestial sensibility explodes into a wild finale.　"Yes, Attiland was as fast as a madman. But the screaming finale, with its clogged nose going all at once, was one of the most exciting things I've heard from the LSO."-Independent on Sunday Thinking about it, one of the reasons why such a drastic approach was possible without being a fallacy of an idea is the fact that the LSO has Mahler's Mahler The fact that the LSO has Mahler in its repertoire, to the extent that it can respond to Gergiev's nuances without a conductor's stick, should not be overlooked. In fact, there has never been another Mahler series in which the conductor goes through a process of trial and error amidst a whirlwind of controversy, as if he were following Mahler's own struggles in the creative process.　"Gergiev was incessant. In other words, aggression and disharmony occupied the stage until it was all over. If you like your Mahler from the heart, spine-tingling and dangerous, this is just the one for you....Truly, the LSO is thrilled to be playing for Gergiev."-The Guardian Gergiev is keen to create a Mahler image that is distinctly different from the conventional one, and his "Titan" is a true Mahler lover who is no longer satisfied with the conventional performance. The controversial 6th Symphony (LSO.0661) has been overwhelmingly popular, so this is sure to be welcomed with open arms by true Mahler lovers who are no longer satisfied with the usual performances. ［Comment courtesy of King International.]