Friday, 7 May 2010

Mahler - Symphony No 5

Well, I finally felt up to listening to Mahler 5 this week, and it was fantastic. I used to love Mahler, but about 3 years ago I listened to the Fourth and didn't enjoy it. It was a weird experience, a bit like meeting an old friend again after a long separation and not getting on with them. I want to listen to it again soon, more carefully, analytically, movement by movement, because it is easy to be borne along by the emotion. The thing I noticed most this time was the third movement scherzo, which has somehow washed over me before. I think I found it a bit over-long and incoherent.

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