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Mahler: Symphony No.7 [Live]

~ Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Gustav Mahler
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  • Audio CD (8 Jul 2002)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Universal Classics
  • ASIN: B000063WRR
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70,557 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Symphony No.7 in E minor - 1. Langsam - AllegroBerliner Philharmoniker21:35Album Only
Listen  2. Symphony No.7 in E minor - 2. Nachtmusik (Allegro moderato)Berliner Philharmoniker15:54Album Only
Listen  3. Symphony No.7 in E minor - 3. ScherzoBerliner Philharmoniker 8:53Album Only
Listen  4. Symphony No.7 in E minor - 4. Nachtmusik (Andante amoroso)Berliner Philharmoniker12:58Album Only
Listen  5. Symphony No.7 in E minor - 5. Rondo - Finale (Allegro ordinario - Allegro moderato ma energico)Berliner Philharmoniker17:45Album Only
Listen  6. ApplauseUnknown 1:01£0.79

On this CD:
  1. Symphony No. 7 in E minor
    Composed by Gustav Mahler
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Claudio Abbado

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Is No.7 the "Cinderella" among Mahler symphonies? Or the "Ugly Sister"? Some say it's (relatively-speaking) the most light-hearted, but what about the spooks, and those glimpses of dark, damp forests inhabited by beings as threatening as any we encounter elsewhere? Certainly this is the trickiest symphony to grasp and endow with coherence. The live Berlin Philharmonic performance here succeeds Abbado's much-acclaimed Chicago Symphony recording. He plays things relatively straight, generally eschewing extremes of tempo--although the Scherzo is wonderfully unsettlingly will o' the wisp, and this is never anything less than a deeply sympathetic and characterful performance, which always knows where it's going. The BPO strings are rich and eloquent from top to bottom, but special mention must be made of the solo woodwind contribution. All in all, a strong contender in a competitive field.

A greedy wish would be for a composite performance drawing on various recordings, with Bernstein's highly individual NYPO tour-de-force for DG kept as a treat. He (like Solti) brings irresistible thrust and breathless jubilation to the Rondo-Finale--surely the best path through the twists and turns--although Abbado is still mighty convincing, the final bars simply exultant. The new disc boasts good, atmospheric sound, if occasionally lacking clarity in tuttis. --Andrew Green

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good recording, great performance, 8 Jan 2007
By Mr. Christian Hoskins (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a probably the best performance of Mahler's 7th Symphony now available. As with Abbado's recent recording of the 6th symphony, the playing of the Berlin Philharmonic is incredible, the best that this symphony has ever received. Not only are the first and last movements very exciting, but the orchestra also illuminates and hypnotises in the shadowy world of the three inner movements.

Abbado's 1980s Chicago performance is generally very good, but the extra exhilaration in the finale of this Berlin version makes it the one to have. The DG recording of Bernstein's 1980s performance with the New York Philharmonic and the DVD of his 1970s performance with the Vienna Philharmonic are marvellous, but the quality of the Berlin Philharmonic playing just nudges Abbado into first place.

As with many live concerts, the recording is close but well balanced. I actually found the recording slightly preferable to that of Tilson Thomas's Mahler 7 with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, despite the latter's SACD credentials.
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