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1. Symphony No. 5: Trauermarsch; in gemmessenem schritt; streng; wie ein kondukt

2. Symphony No. 5: Sturmisch bewegt, mit grosster vehemenz

3. Symphony No. 5: Scherzo; kraftig, nicht zu schnell

4. Symphony No. 5: Adagietto; sehr langsam

5. Symphony No. 5: Rondo - Finale; Allegro

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How can this have been hidden for so long?, 11 Jul 2006

By	ensign (UK) - See all my reviews

This Mahler 5 has kept a very low profile since it's release on CD in 1995. I have only just recently become acquainted with it after trawling through various web sites and finding that it seems to have attracted a lot of approval in some quarters. I regard Mahler's Fifth as being one of the peaks of all symphonic writing and always look forward to discovering new interpretations. This particular one was recorded in 1958 though quite frankly the recording is excellent; spacious and as clear as a bell throughout and if this kind of sound quality was applied to all Mahler recordings then I would be a very happy man! The performance is one which very definitely comes from an earlier age; the first movement is much more harrowing and disturbing than in any other interpretation I've experienced before. I was reminded of 1945 scenes of bombed-out German cities and of Leonard Bernstein's one-time theory that much of Mahler's music foretold the coming destruction and the problems of the 20th century's darkest times. Rudolf Schwarz, born in Austria and later becoming a British citizen, was a survivor of Belsen concentration camp and it doesn't take too much imagination to realise why his disturbing presentation of the first movement is so incredibly profound. Several times I was reminded of Barbirolli's Mahler 6 on EMI; it's the same kind of, on the surface, seemingly understated performance which is allowed to speak for itself rather than being cranked up by the conductor into some kind of out-of-control monster (a' la Solti) and by some alchemy, against all the odds, it truly works. In both cases the word 'authentic' seems absolutely appropriate. If you like your 'Adagietto' to sway and swoon then be prepared for a real shock: Schwarz takes just 7 and a half minutes to do what takes some conductors nearly twice that time to do with this enigmatic movement, and believe me I am left in no doubt whatsoever that Schwarzs' way is the right way. I won't (can't) describe this performance at length and can only add that I know of no other Mahler 5 which has got under my skin to the extent that this one has. It may be that this issue is soon going to become unavailable so get it while you can. However, I hope that Everest will continue it's availability and that it gets to be far wider known than it seems to be right now.

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