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Tag: Mahler

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NSO’s Mahler 2

May 19, 2018May 20, 2018 Fugue for Thought

featuring Günther Herbig, conductor; 陳美玲, soprano; 石易巧, mezzo-soprano Mahler’s second, for me, is just one of those pieces. It was the first piece of Mahler’s that really, I don’t know, ‘spoke to me,‘ at the risk of sounding cliché. It’s a … Continue reading NSO’s Mahler 2

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NSO’s Mahler 7

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 Fugue for Thought

Songs of Destiny and the Night In contrast with last week’s meagre turnout, depending on who you ask, due to Bartók and/or Sibelius, we had a packed concert hall tonight for Mahler’s seventh symphony, preceded by Brahms’ Schicksalslied.  Nearly as fascinating … Continue reading NSO’s Mahler 7

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Mahler Symphony no. 9

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Carl Maria Giulini (cover image by Tao Wen) 600 Well, here we are, my 600th music post. For my long-time readers, I’m sure you’re both tired of hearing me explain how not ALL … Continue reading Mahler Symphony no. 9

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New York Philharmonic in Taipei

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Fugue for Thought

featuring Yuja Wang, piano It seems like the last year or two we haven’t had as many of the big-name, super famous ensembles come through Taipei. The Lucerne Festival Orchestra decided (last minute?) not to come to Taipei, and the … Continue reading New York Philharmonic in Taipei

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Mahler: Das klagende Lied

March 15, 2018January 30, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the RSO Berlin, Dunn, Fassbaender, Baur, Hollweg, and Schmidt under Riccardo Chailly, or below by The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and lots of people under Sir Simon Rattle (cover image by Roman Mavrin) We got around to … Continue reading Mahler: Das klagende Lied

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Mahler: Three Lieder

March 13, 2018January 27, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Thomas Hampson and David Lutz, piano (cover image by Joanna Kosinska) These three songs are Mahler’s earliest surviving works, dating from 1880. They were originally to be part of a set of five songs, but work on this … Continue reading Mahler: Three Lieder

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NTSO’s 關於世界: Mahler 3

December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 Fugue for Thought

featuring Lan Shui and Charlotte Hellekant O Mensch! Gib acht! Was spricht die tiefe Mitternacht? Mahler, oh Mahler. His symphonies really are worlds, are they not? Tonight we got to hear, down in Taichung (台中) the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra’s … Continue reading NTSO’s 關於世界: Mahler 3

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Thomas Hampson in Taiwan

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Fugue for Thought

with the NSO under Kahchun Wong It’s all Mahler tonight. Another performance of Mahler’s first. But that wasn’t the only first on the program. The terribly charming, famous, and very talented Thomas Hampson made his very first visit to our … Continue reading Thomas Hampson in Taiwan

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Mahler’s Eighth in Taipei

September 16, 2017September 16, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra under Lan Shui, with: Emma Bell, soprano 左涵瀛 (Hanying Tso), soprano 黃莉錦 (Li-Chin Huang), soprano Charlotte Hellekant, alto 陳珮琪 (Pei-Chi Chen), alto Barry Banks, tenor 巫白玉璽 (Wu Bai-Yu-Hsi), baritone … Continue reading Mahler’s Eighth in Taipei

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Bayerisches Staatsorchester in Taipei

September 10, 2017September 10, 2017 Fugue for Thought

featuring Igor Levit “If you’re ever in that part of town, you should try…” It’s a small world, but it isn’t that small. You probably won’t accidentally find yourself in Taipei anytime soon, but if you were to, you might learn that … Continue reading Bayerisches Staatsorchester in Taipei

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NTSO’s Mahler 7th Symphony

April 29, 2017April 30, 2017 Fugue for Thought

featuring Karl-Heinz Schütz, flute; Tamás Gál, guest conductor Another Mahler 7! It’s my second so far, and is, at least to me, by far the weirdest of his symphonic output. This performance took place in the same city as Mahler 1, by the … Continue reading NTSO’s Mahler 7th Symphony

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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

February 24, 2017February 11, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by Violeta Urmana, Michael Schade and the Vienna Philharmonic under Pierre Boulez With one stroke, I have lost everything I have gained in terms of who I thought I was, and have to learn my first steps again like … Continue reading Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

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Revisit: Mahler Symphony no. 6 in Am

February 23, 2017January 8, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under Pierre Boulez Es gibt doch nur eine VI. trotz der Pastorale. Alban Berg The sixth is a collection of questions, an enigma, a knot to be untied by repeated listenings and the development of your … Continue reading Revisit: Mahler Symphony no. 6 in Am

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Revisit: Mahler Symphony no. 5

February 22, 2017January 7, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under Pierre Boulez From the order of the movements (where the usual first movement now comes second) it is difficult to speak of a key for the ‘whole Symphony’, and to avoid misunderstandings the key … Continue reading Revisit: Mahler Symphony no. 5

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Revisit: Mahler Symphony no. 2, ‘Resurrection’

February 21, 2017January 2, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Saito Kinen Orchestra and the Shinyukai choir under Seiji Ozawa, Emiko Suga, soprano; Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto; or below, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under Claudio Abbado, Eteri Gvazava, soprano; Anna Larsson, mezzo-soprano The music that can change … Continue reading Revisit: Mahler Symphony no. 2, ‘Resurrection’

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Revisit: Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

February 20, 2017December 24, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Chicago Symphony orchestra under Pierre Boulez Here we are, beginning a whole new journey sort of all over again. I started listening to Mahler’s symphonies not in any real order, and more out of curiosity or fascination than actual … Continue reading Revisit: Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

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NTSO’s Mahler First Symphony

January 14, 2017January 15, 2017 Fugue for Thought

in a land far, far away… Because Mahler. In a burst of relative spontaneity, I went to this concert, and was sure to bring someone along for the ride, and we enjoyed a last-minute (ish) concert (as much as an … Continue reading NTSO’s Mahler First Symphony

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NSO’s New Year Concert

January 1, 2017January 1, 2017 Fugue for Thought

… in which the audience voted for at least part of the program. The voting process for this evening’s program was announced last summer and began some months ago. Among the options included Bernstein’s overture to Candide, a Respighi piece, … Continue reading NSO’s New Year Concert

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Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Taipei

December 2, 2016December 3, 2016 Fugue for Thought

We’re quite spoilt here in Taipei. I won’t go on again about having seen the world-famous ensembles from Berlin, Vienna, Chicago, and Munich come visit, along with the likes of the Concertgebouw and Philharmonia, and on and on, but we … Continue reading Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Taipei

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NSO’s Titan Arise

October 22, 2016October 23, 2016 Fugue for Thought

Mahler, Mahler, Mahler! Performances of Mahler symphonies aren’t rare, nowadays, by any stretch of the imagination, but locally, in one area, it may not be so often to be able to walk in on a performance of such a mammoth work as Mahler’s … Continue reading NSO’s Titan Arise

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NTSO: Kamu’s Mahler

October 21, 2016October 22, 2016 Fugue for Thought

featuring tenor Stephen Gould and mezzo soprano Dana Beth Miller under Okko Kamu The list of Mahler symphonies left to see live is narrowing, and tonight’s program showcased the two (one and a half? quarter?) pieces of Mahler’s that I’m … Continue reading NTSO: Kamu’s Mahler

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