BPO cond. ABBADO - personal experience - Luciano,IT

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BPO cond. ABBADO - personal experience

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Posted by Luciano,IT on December 12, 2006 at 01:51:11

In Reply to: Mahler 6 with the BPO cond. ABBADO - Wow!!!!! posted by John C. - Aussie on December 9, 2006 at 22:10:47:

Years ago I had the privilege of attending a BPO/Abbado rehearsal of a concert here in Turin at the Lingotto L8 Auditorium. The program was Mahler 7th. The rehearsal was of little interest per se; the Berliner were extremely lush and the rehearsal was practically a sort of final performance, perhaps with little emotional commitment: I am pretty ready to barter a rehearsal for the final concert, provided the rehearsal enables you to hear separate parts, and so on.

But, wait a minute: while the rehearsal was already closed and the audience were (very noisily, alas) leaving the place, Abbado summoned some members of the woodwinds and brass sections for a rapid rehearsal of the orchestral part of "Um Mitternacht" (no singing, just the orchestra). I rapibly elbowed my way to a closer location: in listening the complete version one is inevitably drawn to the voice, and misses much of the incredible sophistication contained in just a few minutes of orchestral writing. Great experience!

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Topic - Mahler 6 with the BPO cond. ABBADO - Wow!!!!! - John C. - Aussie 22:10:47 12/09/06 (13)

BPO cond. ABBADO - personal experience - Luciano,IT 01:51:11 12/12/06 (0)

I was also impressed, but... - sser2 13:41:41 12/11/06 (1)

Horenstein's M6... - M. Lucky 11:21:08 12/12/06 (0)

I was pretty impressed, too... - M. Lucky 09:14:05 12/11/06 (1)

Yeah - Kal Rubinson 18:22:22 12/11/06 (0)

His Third with the VPO is very good, too. Whoda thunk it? nt - markrohr 03:55:19 12/11/06 (0)

Tell me, is it really worth the expense to MCH - Penguin 15:39:24 12/10/06 (5)

I did it, it was fun... - jdaniel 09:01:01 12/11/06 (1)

I have a universal player - Penguin 17:23:59 12/11/06 (0)

MCH can be worthwhile but .... - John C. - Aussie 16:29:37 12/10/06 (2)

I know you got the front L/R unheard :-) - Penguin 17:37:49 12/10/06 (1)

You can always add a sub later - John C. - Aussie 19:41:42 12/10/06 (0)

Abbado's Fifth (available on SACD) is pretty good, too. (nt) - C.B. 07:48:14 12/10/06 (0)

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