![]() ![]() The recording is audiophile quality: warm, natural, and as beautifully clear and detailed as the interpretation. The orchestra is spectacular, still one of the greatest in Europe, and remarkably retains really a lot of the special orchestral color and feeling that this ensemble brought to Raphael Kubelík's terrific Mahler from fifty years ago. As familiar as I am with this music, there are innumerable details Jansons finds I've never heard before. But here the ebb and flow of the drama of the musical argument comes across even more effortlessly, devoid of affectation or odd mannerisms, with an entirely natural musical feeling that is highly absorbing. This Fourth is even better than that with the RCO! It's just as thoughtful and highly detailed-probably a good generalization for everything Mariss Jansons did. Initial thoughts: I've previously heard Jansons's Mahler 4 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, as well as the First and Eighth with that ensemble, all of which I found to be excellent. Recorded from live concerts 15-17 December, 2010 Herkulesaal der Residenz, München Well, I said I might skip around, and today I'm starting totally out of order. ![]()
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