Abbado Conducts Das Lied von der Erde

[Petrushka]

After many years of fearing that he would never get round to it and after reading that he has some reservations about the work, it is good news to see that Claudio Abbado is finally to perform (and hopefully record) Das Lied von der Erde. The performance is to take place in Berlin on May 18, the 100th anniversary of Mahler's death.

http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concerts/kalender/programme-details/konzert/8834/termin/2011-05-18-20-00/

[Nick Armstrong]

After many years of fearing that he would never get round to it and after reading that he has some reservations about the work, it is good news to see that Claudio Abbado is finally to perform (and hopefully record) Das Lied von der Erde. The performance is to take place in Berlin on May 18, the 100th anniversary of Mahler's death.

http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.d...1-05-18-20-00/

OMG Petrushka and there are still seats left.... I just got some money back off the tax man. Now you have sorely tempted me

[amateur51]

OMG Petrushka and there are still seats left.... I just got some money back off the tax man. Now you have sorely tempted me

All this AND two new JL lamps - such profligacy, Caliban

[Nick Armstrong]

All this AND two new JL lamps - such profligacy, Caliban

I've just noticed that you can buy 8 JL lamps of the kind I got, for the same price as 1 of the seats at the Philharmonie that I was looking at...

But Kaufman and von Otter, and the skeletal Abbado, in that piece - it could be once in a lifetime...

Ouch!!! The horns of the dilemma are sharp...

[bluestateprommer]

Well, for Caliban, not that I'm one to talk, but you can get a JL lamp anytime. The chance to see Abbado conduct Mahler's DLvdE is much rarer . Plus, there still seem to be 102 € tickets still available.

[Petrushka]

.... I just got some money back off the tax man. Now you have sorely tempted me

And I've just won a nice wodge of cash from the Guineas weekend at Newmarket (seen on TV only alas) and am also sorely tempted. I'll be looking out for any broadcast of this concert. (Unable to fix the heading typo).

[amateur51]

I've just noticed that you can buy 8 JL lamps of the kind I got, for the same price as 1 of the seats at the Philharmonie that I was looking at...

But Kaufman and von Otter, and the skeletal Abbado, in that piece - it could be once in a lifetime...

Ouch!!! The horns of the dilemma are sharp...

True Caliban, but whose lifetime?

Poor Claudio

[Nick Armstrong]

True Caliban, but whose lifetime?

Poor Claudio

Good point Ammy

I just took delivery on Friday of him conducting the Venezuelan youngsters in Prokofiev, Berg and Tchaik* - he is still mesmerising but so thin and ill-looking

*http://www.amazon.co.uk/Various-Vene...3858008&sr=8-1

[amateur51]

Good point Ammy

I just took delivery on Friday of him conducting the Venezuelan youngsters in Prokofiev, Berg and Tchaik* - he is still mesmerising but so thin and ill-looking

*http://www.amazon.co.uk/Various-Vene...3858008&sr=8-1

Ooooh a full review a.s.a.p. s.v.p. Caliban.

[Norfolk Born]

This afternoon, I picked up for £2 from a local charity shop a DVD of Abbado conducting the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in Mahler's 6th. The tea's brewed, and we're about to settle down and watch it.....

[Chris Newman]

Abbado Conducts Das Lied vin der Erde

Hmmm. Gives us an insight into "The Drinking Song of the Earth"

[Nick Armstrong]

This afternoon, I picked up for £2 from a local charity shop a DVD of Abbado conducting the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in Mahler's 6th. The tea's brewed, and we're about to settle down and watch it.....

That's astounding value, ofca!!!!!

I have the CD which I think is of the same performance. I learnt that piece from Abbado's first recording with the Chicago Symphony. No one does it better - especially the slow movement... He saves an extra gear in the intensity box for the final climax, so that suddenly it's as if the music suddenly catches fire on a particular modulation to the major. One of the ultimate frisson moments in music.

Re Berlin: I may crack this weekend, but I had persuaded myself that I should not be so profligate (mindful of Amateur's admonition!). However thinking about it again, I'm not so sure.

Plus I've just finished listening to the French radio "Tribune de Critiques" on Mahler 4 - their runaway winner is the Abbado / Lucerne version of that piece on DVD, a performance which the presenter said had him in 'frequent tears' while preparing the programme...

[Bryn]

This afternoon, I picked up for £2 from a local charity shop a DVD of Abbado conducting the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in Mahler's 6th. The tea's brewed, and we're about to settle down and watch it.....

Quite possibly donated by someone who. like me, bought the individual DVD and then later, this boxed set of Lucerne/Abbado performances:



I got my box (via the amazon.co.uk marketplace), from a certain Messiaen and Janacek enthusiast based at Sheffield University. Having got some real bargains from the hospice charity shop in Windsor, perhaps my individual DVD of that performance should find its way onto one of their shelves. I would, however, suggest to the that they put a price somewhat higher than £2 on it.

[amateur51]

Hmmm. Gives us an insight into "The Drinking Song of the Earth"

excellento!

[amateur51]

Quite possibly donated by someone who. like me, bought the individual DVD and then later, this boxed set of Lucerne/Abbado performances:



I got my box (via the amazon.co.uk marketplace), from a certain Messiaen and Janacek enthusiast based at Sheffield University. Having got some real bargains from the hospice charity shop in Windsor, perhaps my individual DVD of that performance should find its way onto one of their shelves. I would, however, suggest to the that they put a price somewhat higher than £2 on it.

What a handsome box, Bryn.

At first I thought it was some latest mega-terrabyte hard-drive thingo but no ...