Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9 (Karel Ančerl)

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Composer: Gustav Mahler

• Symphony No. 9 in D major

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ančerl, conductor

Date: 1966
Label: Supraphon
https://www.supraphon.com/album/241-ancerl-gold-edition-33-mahler-symphony-no-9-in-d-major

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Review

Under the Radar: Ancerl’s Shattering Mahler Ninth

Karel Ancerl's Mahler Ninth remains one of the great ones, a performance of extraordinary passion and anguish. The climaxes in the first movement seldom have sounded so wrenching, nor has the Rondo:Burleske achieved a more snarling, malevolent communicativeness from any orchestra's wind section than what the Czech Philharmonic offers here. Ancerl's tempos are generally flowing. In the final Adagio, Ancerl reveals more volatility than in so many of today's ultra-slow versions, and this makes the final descent into silence all the more moving. Sonically this always was one of the better Ancerl recordings, clear and very present. Remastering has made the orchestra's characteristically lean sonority even more vibrant, though on some systems it may come across as somewhat overly bright. This is still one of the truly essential recordings of the work, one that no Mahler lover can afford to ignore. [10/6/2004]

-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday

http://www.musicweb-international.com/Mahler/mahler9.htm
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mahler-symphony-no-9-mw0001382473
https://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphony-No-9-Gold/dp/B00066FAB2

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Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austrian composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. In his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, but his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of neglect. After 1945, Mahler became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers. Most of his works are very large-scaled, designed for large orchestral forces, symphonic choruses and operatic soloists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Mahler

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Karel Ančerl (11 April 1908 – 3 July 1973) was a Czechoslovak conductor. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory, and studied conducting with Hermann Scherchen and Václav Talich. He was artistic director of the Czech Philharmonic from 1950 to 1968. Renowned especially for his performances of contemporary music and for his interpretations of music by Czech composers, Ančerl helped foster a distinctly Czech orchestral sound, both with the Czech Philharmonic and elsewhere. Highly regarded also as a studio artist, Ančerl made a wide range of recordings on the Supraphon label.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_An%C4%8Derl

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