Artist: Pierre Boulez, Juliane Banse
Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Year Of Release: 2004
Genre: Classical
Quality: SACD (DSD64 2.0; 5.1; Image.iso) + covers
Total Time: 00:53:32 min
Total Size: 3,78 Gb (+1%rec.)
This Boulez recording has a certain French elegance to it, and this is the only one of Mahler’s symphonies where that would be any kind of advantage. This is now my preferred version of this work. I first heard it as a CD, and then on this SACD pressing; the clarity and orchestral detail are superb, the dynamic range perhaps slightly reduced. This is the only SACD I have seen where they actually give the resolution: 44.1/24bit, and it shows. A DVD-audio would give us better than that, at least 48/24 or 96/24. If I were to find a flaw in this performance, I would say that frequently the conductor is just a little too quick on the pick-up. I think this is one of the fastest Mahler Fourths on disk today, however there is no sense of being rushed, it is just that when the phrase reaches a point of repose calling for a momentary pause, a relaxation of tension, the resumption of forward motion feels slightly abrupt. It is the sort of thing that could have been done by the producer and editor after the recording was in the can, although I don’t think they would dare tamper in this manner with the work of a conductor of Boulez’s stature.
Tracklist
1. Bedächtig, nicht eilen (Moderately, not rushed) (Sonata Form)
2. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast (Leisurely moving, without haste) (Scherzo & Trio)
3. Ruhevoll, poco adagio (Peacefully, somewhat slowly) (Theme & Variations)
4. Sehr behaglich (Very comfortably) (Strophic)
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