Tonight we heard a performance of Mahler's 9th, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. It was amazing. Vera, who is rumored to know something about Mahler, thought it was the best Mahler performance she has ever heard. The orchestra played with fearsome intensity and precision, and Salonen's conducting brought out all the intricate details in Mahler's scores that others smooth out. Dissonant inner voices, jarring juxtapostions, and Mahler's unique orchestrations were all very audible. There is really nothing like hearing a work like this performed live by an orchestra of this caliber. I am becoming an orchestral junkie!
And tomorrow night, the same forces will be performing "Wozzeck".
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