Mahler: Symphony No. 4 [Hybrid SACD]

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 [Hybrid SACD]

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 [Hybrid SACD]
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Composer: Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Performer: Christine Schäfer
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import
CD Release Date: 2007-10-09
Music Label: Rco Live Holland
Soundtracks:
  1. Bedachtig. Nicht Eilen
  2. In Gemachlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast
  3. Ruhevoll
  4. Sehr Behaglich

Music reviews of Mahler: Symphony No. 4 [Hybrid SACD]

Music Review: A seasoned reading that is very beautiful on all counts
Rating: 5 Stars

In concert Haitink's Mahler succeeds through exemplary balances and refined phrasing, qualities that can be flattened out in recordings. Some critics don't give him the benefit of the doubt, finding his Mahler too undernourished. This new Fourth from a live Concertgebouw concert is elegantly played and ultra-civilized, but that's not code for boring. Many listeners may appreciate Haitink's refusal to fuss over every detail of the score -- you will notice immediately that the first movement proceeds at a steady pulse unless a sizable ritard is called for. This plainness puts Haitink at a far remove from Bernstein, Levine, and Abbado, who favor much more freedom of expression.

For me, the low-key approach seems somewhat outdated. We expect conductors to explore the rich drama and color of Mahler's idiom rather than play it straight. With Haitink, the devil's fiddle is quite gentlemanly in the second movement, for example, which I don't think the composer intended. The Adagio is played exquisitely by the Concertgebouw's incomparable strings; a moderate timing of 20 min. allows the music to flow without undue haste or tardiness. The climactic opening of the gates of heaven errs on the mild side. At 9:38 the finale is also moderate. Christine Schafer's voice has darkened considerably with age, and she makes for a rather mature child, not to mention that not all the notes are in place with steady assurance. I'd call her an average soloist in a field that includes the delightful Barbara Bonney, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Kiri Te Kanawa.

I've noted these reservations so that the prospective buyer will have some idea of the contours of Haitink's interpretation. Yet overall this is a masterfully handled reading, and when you add the orchestra's affectionate, glowing playing and RCO's usual fine sound, even an old-fashioned reading can turn out to be beautiful on all counts.
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