Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 1 D maj | Cristian Măcelaru | WDR Symphony Orchestra

[@lawjcrg]

Ahhh. A bassist who actually plays this with projection, perfect intonation and passion. Bravo. It’s such a difficult solo because it’s in the that range between regular left hand position and outright thumb position. Again bravo.

[@LucienMarine]

Musicians should not be taken for « fools » ! Especially at this instrumental and orchestral level. Pathetic musical analysis. *Lucien*

[@hiobaname]

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[@raymadden5423]

Wonderful performance. First horn was magnificent as were all the brass players

[@WDRKlassik]

That means so much, thank you!

[@schnappi6602]

Super Kontrabass Solo!

[@WDRKlassik]

Danke!

[@Richard-b5r9v]

Love the rotary value trumpets and that timpanist so accurate at the ending solo of the first movement. BRAVO

[@JohannaA.5013]

Maestro Măcelaru is awesome! Loved this Interpretation! Not rushing nor Dragging. Ballance! Embracing all the World, as our good Gustav would say! 💯/10! I would only put the 2nd Movement at 16:24 straight.

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you so much!

[@galinakrivulin6767]

Wonderful performance! Amazing conductor Cristian Macelaru leading impeccable WDR Symphony Orchestra has proved outstanding results to be expected. The standard! Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.1 was not well received when it was premiered in 1889 in Budapest in 1889., conducted by the composer himself.The composer made several revisions. The composer used the title Titan only for the 2nd and 3rd performances and never after 1896. Gustav Mahler conducted many premieres of the Symphony with different orchestras. Thank you. Thank you , WDR Klassik for upload

[@LucienMarine]

The first part is well received but the second plunges the audience into astonishment and even indignation. Hungarian newspapers, including Pester Lloyd, are very critical of the work. Mahler is accused of defying all the laws of music. It's the case ! Mahler reinvents a new symphonic genre. The public of the time did not understand his musical language. It is always complicated for a young composer to change mentalities. *Lucien*

[@karolcpm-]

52:52 :O They did stand up! The horn players actually stood up just as Mahler wished!

[@mihohobaba]

This is a really lovely performance! Well done to everyone!🎶

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you! 🤗

[@auricamales5083]

Wonderful! the song brings me a lot of quiet peace! Thank you, master Cristian Măcelaru! 🙏🙏🙏

[@WDRKlassik]

We're glad that you enjoyed it! 🤗

[@LucienMarine]

Symphony No. 1 in D major, entitled « Titan » is the first symphony of the Austro-Hungarian composer Gustav Mahler. He begins there, the writing of a work which oscillates between Symphony and symphonic poem, filled with formal and stylistic novelties. What he is trying there is radically different from what we can hear at the same time, he experiments, and it must be said, revolutionizes the genre of the Symphony. This first symphony is a gigantic hymn to Nature and its power. She is subtitled « Titan » inspired by a novel by the German writer Jean-Paul Richter, and resolutely marks a break in the career of the young Mahler, but also in the course of history, that announces Stravinsky, among others. The composition was premiered in 1889 in Budapest and is made up of 4 movements, although the piece went through several versions and revisions by its author. It is an epic, tumultuous piece which at the time has hitten the listeners. They lose their bearings, between romanticism and poetic description, the images and sounds of nature mix, the form is manhandled, the audacity is at its height in his writing. Popular music is equally present, as well as the Lied, Gustav Mahler creates atmospheres and sound places never imagined before. This symphony has remained dear to all Mahlerians as a primordial dew, an initiation to the sounds of Nature. My thanks to Cristian Măcelaru and his musicians, to whom I salute this very beautiful interpretation. *Lucien*

[@tt-ew7rx]

I now seek out these recordings from (usually German) public broadcaster orchestras, esp. for these types of works where the composers set high priority for clarity and no instrument is meant to hide behind any other. More often than not these broadcaster orchestras have great playing and more importantly great recording with high professional standards across entire videos without obvious blemishes. Their halls are usually very high quality too, none of the Royal Albert Hall type nonsense. Just sit back and enjoy, no worries of anything and high confidence of what you are going to get, which is what the composer set down. If I want the excitement of potential risk taking I have a local concert hall where I can go in person.

[@juliawang6485]

wait what's wrong with the royal albert hall sound wise?

[@tt-ew7rx]

@@juliawang6485 If you played in that hall, you would understand what it means for a conductor and orchestra to fight the hall. This is not obvious from the broadcast audio as the BBC's engineers know how to compensate from decades of experience. However for the live audience to have a decent experience, the orchestra must put in major effort not in music interpretation but in sound management.

[@dameinoferrall2400]

Wonderful performance! Thank you so much!

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you!

[@marge2548]

Amazing.

[@yh2682]

멋지네요 😊

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you 🤗

[@pablov1973]

Superb performance!!! I'm completely speechless. You deserve an standing ovation.

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you! 😊

[@victornoagbodji]

That was wonderful 😊🙏The 3 movement reminded of Frère Jacques.

[@SZ-ef9lz]

It actually is "Frère Jaques"; Mahler transposed the original to a minor key; however it is said that this is how the rhyme was sung in the 19th century and early 20th century in Austria.

[@victornoagbodji]

@@SZ-ef9lz interesting!

[@SimphoniePathetique]

I love the first symphony very much. The middle part of the third movement is also very wonderful and enriched my heart. I was also overwhelmed by the fanfare of the 4th movement. ❗️ Next to Walter, Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic, this is my favorite. Bravo ‼️

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you so much. We're glad you like our version!

[@davidhowe6905]

Thank you! A version of this (Columbia Symphony Orch. under Bruno Walter), was one of the first classical recordings I owned - a 15th birthday present from my father in 1970. I still have it. In the sleeve note, Walter comments on the use of a 4th interval for the cuckoo, instead of the usual 3rd, but I think I've myself heard one sing, either a 4th, or at least a very wide 3rd; so maybe it depends on the animal, or time of year. Also, in mediaeval times, the 4th was regarded as a dissonance, so perhaps this played a part (sorry, this was going to be a shorter comment, but it got me thinking!)

[@WDRKlassik]

That's what the comments are for ;)

[@SMAZVidoes]

Wonderful performance

[@WDRKlassik]

We're happy you like it!

[@trainsonly8091]

Bravoo👏🏼

[@andreawlasak4583]

Dieses fantastische Orchester habe ich am 17.06.2023 zusammen mit einer Kollegin live erleben können, die Karten dazu habe ich im WDR Tonart-Quiz gewonnen! Es war ein grandioses Erlebnis!

[@leestamm3187]

A very capable performance of the Mahler masterwork. Microphone placement obscured the countermelodies in places, but that's a minor issue. Interpretively pretty good overall, though the coda is a bit rushed for my preference. Thanks for sharing.

[@WDRKlassik]

You're welcome!

[@maiechaefer]

Zum Glück hab ich euren Kanal entdeckt!! Ich habs mir über TV mit top Audioanlage agesehen/gehört. So brauch ich nicht mehr ins Konzert😊 hab meinen eigenen Logenplatz😊😊😊

[@WDRKlassik]

Willkommen! Schön, dass Sie unsere Musik von Ihrem Logenplatz aus genießen. ;)

[@TheStockwell]

Thank you, WDR Orchester, for not using the inaccurate "Titan" nickname for this work. 😺

[@SZ-ef9lz]

Interessante Tonart laut Videobeschreibung: D-Hard, Mahlers Angabe im Autograph lautet allerdings "die hard"...

[@WDRKlassik]

Hoppla - da ist bei den Übersetzungen der Beschreibung tatsächlich ein Kuriosum entstanden. Vielen Dank, dass Sie uns darauf aufmerksam machen - haben wir korrigiert!

[@euhdink4501]

Schneller! Schneller bitte!!!

[@PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS]

d-hard 🤔

[@anonymoussource701]

Horns stand up 4 bars too early

[@takao1893]

ハード？？

[@KMHill]

Show more of the ovation and applause !! So infuriating that the audience reaction is always truncated in your videos.

[@aa-jc5fx]

極めて珍しい駄演。

[@JP-yr2xk]

極めて珍しい駄コメント。