Sym, 9, : Haitink / Bavarian Rso

こういう普通によく出来たＣＤを探していました。作曲家に敬意を払った自分の我（ガ）を抑えた表現が実に好感が持てます。何回も聞けるマーラの第九演奏というのはあまり無いのですが、バイエルンの響きはやさしくても芯がしっかりしているので、期待して買ってちょっとがっくりきたラトル/ＢＰＯのように音が綿みたいになってぼやけてないので聞き易かったです。　個性を前面に押し出したような演奏ではないのですが、大変充実した感動を得られた一枚でした。値段と相まってこれは絶対買いだとおもいます。

深い音でした。そういう捉え方でそのように演奏しているのなら、それで良いと思います。バースタインの演奏とは異なり、好き嫌いの問題だと思いますが。

Anyone with a faintest idea of what Mahler Ninth Symphony could mean should try Bernard Haitink’s new recording with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. In the department of sheer physical beauty and orchestral execution this one eclipses Haitink’s own analogue version from the 60s by miles. Granted, there are no earthshaking moments - as expected from him - but virtually every note feels refreshingly new and alive thanks to the brilliant conducting from the podium. In short, before Haitink Mahler Ninth has never sounded so ’fascinating’. In the great Adagio, the way the orchestra effortlessly lays out all the beautiful, autumnal melodies and counterpoints at such a steady tempo so persuasively is nothing short of breathtaking. Have we ever heard the middle portion of the Rondo Burleske in such a sober yet melancholy mood? What about the climaxes? They (I am thinking of the first movt’s main collapse about 18 min. into the movement) are undone with all the power and authority (listen to the Bavarian brass!), but are also done so naturally but assuredly that I was left with an eerie feeling in the end. Tears in my eyes? Oh yes, surely! To sum up, this is one of the most naturally powerful rendition of Gustav Mahler’s last completed symphony. Haitink and BRSO really have something new to say about the piece and it’s this listener’s privilege to witness their accomplishment. The recoding sound which was taken from a live concert is just fine, although it could be less dry and I wish there were more ambiance around the orchestra. It was recorded at a low level, so you need to turn up the volume to fully appreciate the performance. A great Mahler Ninth and it now joins my list of desert island M9ths along with Bernstein, Levine, Solti, Karajan, and Ozawa.