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Concert Review: Mahler Symphony No.6, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal
Posted on April 12, 2018 | No CommentsMahler Symphony No.6 Allegro energico, ma non troppo Scherzo (Wuchtig) Andante moderato Finale (Allegro moderato) Singapore Symphony Orchestra Eliahu Inbal, conductor Esplanade Concert Hall 6 April 2018 Review by Derek Lim We’ve been so spoilt during Maestro Lan Shui’s tenure with reliable high-quality Mahler performances […] -
INKPOT — MAHLER Symphony No.1 – Piano Solo Transcription by Chitose Okashiro, based on a 4 hands version by Bruno Walter — CHATEAU
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No CommentsGustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No.1 in D Major piano solo transcription by Chitose Okashiro, based on 4 hands version by Bruno Walter Chitose Okashiro, piano CHATEAU C10001 Total Time [58:27] Full-Price by Derek Lim Good Mahler performances, not to mention recordings, are so readily available today […] -
Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D major – Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Gilbert
Posted on July 21, 2010 | No CommentsMahler Symphony No. 9 in D major I. Andante comodo II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb III. Rondo-Burleske: Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend. Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Alan Gilbert Disc Length – 1h 22 […] -
Concert Review: Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor with Stephen Hough, Mahler Symphony No. 6 with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui
Posted on July 16, 2010 | 1 CommentLan Shui's traversal of Mahler's Sixth brings challenges to the listener, despite its balance and ensemble issues. -
Good'ol Gustav's Birthday.
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No Comments150 years after his birth (7 July 1860), and 100 years after his death (1911), it’s become a bit boring to quote the man himself when he said that his time would come, or, with much more flavour in its original German ‘Meine Zeit wird […]