What the Mahler?
Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand is much _less_ boring when watched live with 240 choral singers and 115 or so orchestra members. This is why I feel that it's important to watch the real thing for classical music as opposed to just sticking to recordings. Esp the long period of very soft (ppp) sections at the start of the 2nd movement.
It was awesome to see so many people on a stage that was extended out past the first two rows of seats and the sheer loudness of the combined singing and playing at its very loudest. The 1-hour 20-minute performance had no intermission because the performance was being recorded for a CD. I wished the young couple behind me could've been a bit more quiet.
It was also awesome to see the Maestro of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra up close when he gave a post-concert talk about the performance, how they rehearsed, etc. He had obviously researched the piece and its composer well for he answered questions from the audience superbly. Just as one would expect from a conductor. Reminded me so much of Chiaki and his research in Nodame.
Definitely worth seeing a rare (probably once-in-a-lifetime) performance of the Mahler's 8th symphony by this particular orchestra and conductor.
It was awesome to see so many people on a stage that was extended out past the first two rows of seats and the sheer loudness of the combined singing and playing at its very loudest. The 1-hour 20-minute performance had no intermission because the performance was being recorded for a CD. I wished the young couple behind me could've been a bit more quiet.
It was also awesome to see the Maestro of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra up close when he gave a post-concert talk about the performance, how they rehearsed, etc. He had obviously researched the piece and its composer well for he answered questions from the audience superbly. Just as one would expect from a conductor. Reminded me so much of Chiaki and his research in Nodame.
Definitely worth seeing a rare (probably once-in-a-lifetime) performance of the Mahler's 8th symphony by this particular orchestra and conductor.