Small man makes great music ... Not with his much-praised "Sinfonietta" but with his fairy-tale-like music to the fable of "The Cunning Little Vixen", Janacek makes himself immortal, not with an heroic tale but with a fairy tale, just like his great predecessor Antonin Dvorak did with his "Rusalka" ...
This is a truly amazing performance. Thank you so much for uploading such precious recording. Do you have all the films of past concerts in Enescu festival?
I’ll see this live in Vienna in a few days time - can’t wait😊 PS: Now after seeing the performance this video feels like a dress rehearsal - it was wonderful!!! I suggest doubters to attend a live performance before making judgements. KM was at one with the orchestra, the sound was incredible (this has something to do with the concert hall too). Marvellous!
I also watched them live in Vienna. At the Musikverein on 9th May 2024. I was blown away and it was certainly the best Mahler 3rd that I have heard live (much better than London Symphony Orchestra who also played in May this year under MTT). Best Mahler that I have ever heard live was still Mahler 2nd at the Berliner Philharmonie in January 2015 under Simon Rattle.
Mahler’s third symphony is one of the greatest symphonies of all time. I very much enjoyed this remarkable performance by one of the world’s best orchestras under the baton of a young and truly talented conductor. Despite his young age Klaus Makela has already achieved a lot, become a much sought after young maestro and is hopefully on a secure path to become one of the great conductors of the twentyfirst century. I am not at all surprised that the Concertgebauw has chosen him as its chief conductor. Well done Klaus.
Awesome seeing and hearing the human race family making such amazing music that touches our hearts and souls in such wonderful ways. Thank You Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit for George Enescu, and all the rest of tbe heroes in music and everywhere else thruout history that have done and continue to good works that keep the happiness within us until the day The Lord Jesus returns to put the devil and all sin and troubles away for good, and restore the earth family of Adam and Eve! :-)
What an absolutely beautiful performance! My only gripe is that the camera work and editing feels a tempo behind. Often too tight a frame, too close, and consistently late to the actual instruments playing the hero part.
Hm ..this interpretation is ok .. nothing so special especially if you compare with great old ones ..for example Sir John Barbirolli or horenstein ..this performance is dull in comparison ..how easily we call performers genius and extraordinary ?
A shame the timpani and percussion were almost inaudible sometimes. Some wonderful articulation and 'breaths' ir stops between phrases in the finale. Nice tremolo too!
Simply incredible for his age and superbly impressive attention to some details, however, the feel is not there yet. Nothing personal, but one has to live a good chunk of life to really get Mahler.
Ich kann nicht anders als es bedauern, dass Mahler diese wunderbare Sinfonie nicht bis zum Schluss rein instrumental gehalten hat. Der seltsame Gesang mit dem merkwürdigen (und überdies unverständlichen) Text stört mich immer. Schade (finde ich)!
