Perhaps this is very old news for many, but I've just been disturbed by the opening movement of Rattle's (in)famous account of Mahler's Symphony No. 2 with the CBSO. It's my first run-through of this newly-arrived CD.
I'm familiar with Tennstedt's LPO Live account, Mehta's famous account on Decca Legends, and Klemperer's take on EMI.
The rubato seems all over the shop in Rattle's version. I'm no musician and can't read scores, but is he taking liberties with the score? It sounds so different from the other three versions I have. The middle crescendo is slowed right down, losing its impact, as is the ending. It feels bizarre, but perhaps he is being accurate and the other conductors sped things up?
It sounds wrong to me, but perhaps Rattle's 'right'.
I'm familiar with Tennstedt's LPO Live account, Mehta's famous account on Decca Legends, and Klemperer's take on EMI.
The rubato seems all over the shop in Rattle's version. I'm no musician and can't read scores, but is he taking liberties with the score? It sounds so different from the other three versions I have. The middle crescendo is slowed right down, losing its impact, as is the ending. It feels bizarre, but perhaps he is being accurate and the other conductors sped things up?
It sounds wrong to me, but perhaps Rattle's 'right'.
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