From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
The seventh was the least understood of Mahler’s symphonies and the last to get recorded. Bruno Walter, Mahler’s closest apostle, never performed it. Otto Klemperer, next in line, distended it to 20 minutes over its regular length. At 75 minutes, it can tax an audience’s patience….
Read on here.
And here.
En francais ici.
The post Simon Rattle scores a 5-star Mahler 7th appeared first on Slippedisc.
The epic Savionlinna Festival has cancelled two events this summer for logistic and funding reasons. Its artistic director says: This difficult decision was influenced not only by logistical challenges but also by significant cuts to […]
Performers from all parts of the opera world are lamenting the death, aged 35, from cancer, of the Belgian coloratura soprano Jodie Devos. Lisette Oropesa: I’m so sad to read about her crossing over… The […]
US astronaut Sarah Gillis took her violin into outer space, beyond the pull of gravity. So how does she play weightless? Report here: The post A violin solo from outer space appeared first on Slippedisc.
