John  |  UNITED STATES  |  不明  |  17/March/2014

A sleeper of Mahler Seventh comes from this unexpected source, Gerard Schwarz (a former music director of Seattle Symphony Orchestra) and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. In this Mahler’s most kaleidoscopic symphony, Schwarz elicits from the orchestra as wildly imaginative, idiosyncratic playing as one can hope for, perfectly delivering the moods and temper of the music as well as fulfilling the myriad instructions Mahler so scrupulously attached in the score. Interpretively, Schwarz isn’t doing much other than letting the music speak for itself. But aided by the superb playing and the fine sonics he manages to mold it into one of the most stimulating and exciting Mahler Sevenths in my recent memory. A winner by all accounts.