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Re: Mahler 7 Chicago w/Boulez

Author: Tom A
Date: 2010-10-28 05:27

I can't speak to the performance you heard, but I'm the first to admit that I find the 7th to be the least satisfactory of the symphonies in terms of musical development. To my humble ear, there are places where it could do with a slight trim (the 4th movement comes to mind; it just seems a bit long for its material).

Having said that, I think it will grow on you. It's colourful and imaginative, and I find the 2nd and 3rd movements to be especially evocative. To hear it live is an experience.

I remember reading in a book about the Mahler symphonies an opinion that the unease with the 7th may be partly explained by its place between the descent into hell of the 6th, and the storming of heaven in the 8th. In between those two, we have a nighttime walk in the woods. Interesting. Could be rubbish, or there could be something in that.

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