Mahler Three at the Proms
Jul. 29th, 2016 10:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylA single work in tonight's prom: Mahler's vast third symphony conducted by Bernard Haitink, that most supremely experienced of Mahlerian conductors, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of his first appearance at the proms. The performance seemed characteristic of Haitink's approach to Mahler: measured, clear, and thoughful. It reminded me of just how little I know the piece and how I really ought to listen to it more often, despite its size — for the record, today's performance came it at around 104 minutes...
ETA: listening again it's noticeable that, just as the applause starts, there's an enormous whoop from the audience as someone, either close to the microphones or otherwise possessed of a superb set of lungs, shouts a huge "Yes!" indicating just how much they enjoyed the performance...
ETA: listening again it's noticeable that, just as the applause starts, there's an enormous whoop from the audience as someone, either close to the microphones or otherwise possessed of a superb set of lungs, shouts a huge "Yes!" indicating just how much they enjoyed the performance...
