Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare
[ Pentatone / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 21 July 2023
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and its Music Director Rafael Payare make their Pentatone debut with Mahler's 5th Symphony. The album is also the first recording under Payare's tenure, and the beginning of a longer recording relationship with the label. For Payare, the Fifth is the last symphony that shows Mahler still looking forward to what the future might bring, unlike his subsequent, much darker and existential works. Despite that optimism, there is enough tragedy and struggle along the way, resonating with Mahler's life at the time of creation. Payare's proficiency in late- Romantic repertoire coupled with the matured, distinctive sound of the Montréal players make this a collaboration to look out for.
"Hand on heart, it's a long while since I've enjoyed a new Mahler Five as much as this. For a start, Rafael Payare clearly sees this teeming, almost over-rich score as a vibrant, purposeful whole...Yet this isn't a case of sacrificing vivid detail to the long line. Time and again things stand out." BBC Music May 2023
Orchestral Choice
"Intensity, inflection and colour build as the performance proceeds...This is a Fifth that sparkles." Gramophone Magazine June 2023 Editor's Choice
"The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal sounds resplendent, with a vast array of color and power at their command. Pentatone's sound is a bit more analytical than the renowned Decca Montreal/Dutoit recordings, but we hear warmth and space around the orchestral sound, with a crystal-clear transparency that lets us hear every strand of Mahler's complicated textures." The Classic Review
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Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor
