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Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028947773238
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 2007-10-09
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
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Gustavo Dudamel presents his highly anticipated second album on Deutsche Grammophon. Again with the forces of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the disc features another symphonic masterpiece - Mahler's captivating Symphony No. 5. Gustavo Dudamel's debut album of Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 caused a celebration in the music world and received ravishing reviews: "This is model music-making . . . every phrase is played with an exciting, deeply internalized sense of ownership that adult orchestras would do well to emulate." -The Philadelphia Inquirer With its energetic outbursts, expressive cantilenas and constant changes of mood, Mahler's Symphony no. 5 is the ideal repertoire for showcasing the forces of the SBYOV and its conductor. Dudamel and the orchestra caused a sensation on their 2006 tour of Italy when Abbado, who was announced to conduct the symphony, handed the baton over to Dudamel at the last minute. Even in Abbado's home country, Gustavo and his orchestra pulled off a Mahler 5 that brought the euphoric audience to their feet. "Critics have called the Venezuelan phenomenon Gustavo Dudamel one of the most talented young conductors in the world - and they are absolutely right." -The New Yorker Dudamel was recently named Esa-Pekka Salonen's successor as the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Music Director beginning in the 2009-2010 season.
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Summary: Potential and energy that blaze
Comment: Dudamel and the SBYOV exceed everyone's expectations in their energy and precision. This new Mahler 5 is no exception in any way. However, this interpretation is something I would consider more "conventional" or "mainstream." Meaning, there's not really anything in this interpretation that will stick out out of all the mahler 5's out there today, if you consider rubato, tempo, nuances, etc.
However, the only exception of this interpretation out of most I've heard is the polish AND vibrance. For an easy analogy, think of it this way. If the SFS/MTT recording can be sound like lean meat, and the Vienna Phil sound like heavy beer, this recording is akin like black coffee, refreshing(?) and energizing.
This recording isn't what I would consider my "favorite" (after all, favorites are subjective), but an excellent perspective to my other mahler 5's, including sfs/mtt and maazel/vienna. The only real drawback in this recording? It's the fact that there's barely anything to criticize about, the only criticism comes from personal opinion. zugabe!
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Summary: Awesome
Comment: I hope he comes to America so I can see him. I would pay big bucks to see this guy preform!
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Summary: Impossible but true!
Comment: One looks to Horenstein and Bernstein for Mahler. I could not believe the absolute intuitive rightness of Dudamel's way with Mahler's 5th. The tricky variations--in every dimension--that characterize Mahler's wordless discourses on fragmented, fraught modernity are always, in this performance, aspects of the work as an integrated whole. The Bolivar youth orchestra was, for me, absolutely and amazingly up to the job, though as a non-musician I may well have failed to notice infelicities that a musician's ear would pick up. In any case, I find this an uncannily good performance, and have recommended it to those of my friends who still sit and listen to music. The recording is very good.
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Summary: You MUST get this!
Comment: I saw this guy on 60 minutes and WOW! He is so wonderful. He can really make someone fall in love with classical music. I love his passion for music. Its nice to see a fresh young face on a conductor! I would LOVE to see him live! Not sure that would happen at this time, but boy I would sure try hard if he ever came to Chicago!
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Summary: as far as melodrama goes
Comment: I find Dudamel's musical direction so melodramatic that it's toxic, but for those who love a lot of drama in their music, he's pretty good. Creative use of white tones... Unexpected in a work like this. Decent sense of rythm and continuity, decent sense of contrast. He lays it on really thick, and I am knocking a star off for that.
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