James Levine, London Symphony Orchestra: Mahler Symphony No. 1 (rare)
Classical | 1975/1986 RCA RCD1-0894 | Ape | EAC Log + Cues | HQ Cover & Disc Scans | 311mb
Classical | 1975/1986 RCA RCD1-0894 | Ape | EAC Log + Cues | HQ Cover & Disc Scans | 311mb
James Levine is a force to reckon with in the Mahler 1st Symphony, and the LSO support him with really virtuoso playing. His approach to Mahler, apparently, is to emphasise the enormous contrasts, especially those between fast and slow tempi. The first movement's slow introduction is as slow as may be - and rightly so, since for once its dreamy atmosphere is realised to perfection; the first movement proper begins "very comfortably", as marked by Mahler, and then increases in speed to a very fast tempo indeed. Mahler only asked for "a lively, animated tempo", and one might argue that Levine exaggerates; however, he achieves such clear phrasing at top speed, and the result is so tremendously exciting, that criticism is disarmed. Again, in the second movement, the Landler (marked "forcefully") is taken quite fast, and the Trio very much slower. Mahler's marking for the Trio, "Really comfortably, rather slower than at the beginning" (my italics), suggests a pretty steady tempo for the Landler, and again, one wonders whether Levine is not overdoing it. However, the Landler has such tremendous weight at its quick speed, and the Trio is so beautifully phrased, that one is more than prepared to accept the result. Well recorded with RCA's typically realism in miking and soundstage.
EAC extraction logfile from 18. June 2009, 13:13 for CD
Levine, LSO / Mahler Symphony No 1, in D
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Levine, LSO / Mahler Symphony No 1, in D
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112L Adapter: 3 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
Other options :
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Installed external ASPI interface
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename D:\Temp\Levine, LSO - Mahler Symphony No 1, in D.wav
Peak level 86.5 %
Range quality 99.9 %
CRC 603024D8
Copy OK
No errors occured
End of status report
Tracks:
1. Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut
2. Kraeftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnel
3. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
4. Stuermisch bewegt
Artists:
London Symphony Orchestra
James Levine, Conductor
Charles Gerhardt, Producer
Robert Auger, Recording Engineer
Recorded Aug. 24, 1974
Issued on RCA Red Seal RCD1-0894, 1986
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1. Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut
2. Kraeftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnel
3. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
4. Stuermisch bewegt
Artists:
London Symphony Orchestra
James Levine, Conductor
Charles Gerhardt, Producer
Robert Auger, Recording Engineer
Recorded Aug. 24, 1974
Issued on RCA Red Seal RCD1-0894, 1986
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