Hello from Flanders

[eyeresist]

Listening to n°7 is like watching TV in Chinese, I don't have a clue what it means, it seems extremely complicated ...

That's an interesting description! The only really convincing recording I've heard of Mahler 7 is Tennstedt (from his studio cycle, not the live recording). Everyone else is too hard-edged, or else too sprawling. Maybe they think it is somehow a continuation of the 5th and 6th. I'd say in flavour it's closer to the 3rd or even the 1st.

You will notice, BTW, that after madaboutmahler arrives, every thread becomes the Mahler thread

[Lisztianwagner]

after madaboutmahler arrives, every thread becomes the Mahler thread

Not a too negative aspect.

[Mirror Image]

Not a too negative aspect.

It is for me because I hate Mahler.

[nico1616]

You will notice, BTW, that after madaboutmahler arrives, every thread becomes the Mahler thread

It is always nice when someone tries to share his musical passion
He's not the only Mahler addict, according to the owner of a cdshop here in town, Mahlercd's still sell in large quantities.
No one buys Mozart or Haydn anymore, but there is always demand for Mahler 

[madaboutmahler]

You will notice, BTW, that after madaboutmahler arrives, every thread becomes the Mahler thread

Not a too negative aspect.

It is always nice when someone tries to share his musical passion
He's not the only Mahler addict, according to the owner of a cdshop here in town, Mahlercd's still sell in large quantities.
No one buys Mozart or Haydn anymore, but there is always demand for Mahler 

Thanks, Nico! By the way, about the Mozart and Haydn - wait until you meet Gurn here!

It is for me because I hate Mahler.

[Lisztianwagner]

It is for me because I hate Mahler.

I will pretend not to have heard

[Ataraxia]

Welcome to the forum.

I have been Mahler-free for quite a while now and have suffered no ill effects.  0:)

[nico1616]

It is for me because I hate Mahler.

Strange, I always thought Mahler fan <=> Shostakovich fan 

[Karl Henning]

Thanks!
Quite obviously you are one of the Mahler experts here

Well, our Daniel is assuredly the maddest about Mahler hereabouts : )

Welcome, Nico!

[Karl Henning]

Strange, I always thought Mahler fan &lt;=&gt; Shostakovich fan 

It took me quite a while to warm to Mahler, nor should I fairly describe myself as a "fan."

Yet, I am a dyed-i'-the-wool Shostakovich fan, no doubt.

[madaboutmahler]

Well, our Daniel is assuredly the maddest about Mahler hereabouts : )

[North Star]

Well, I'm quite sure that Mirror Image doesn't hate Mahler, he may just be reacting to the fanatic fans this composer has on this forum.

[Karl Henning]

Heck, some people might react that way to Koechlin for similar reasons ...

[North Star]

Heck, some people might react that way to Koechlin for similar reasons ...

You might be on to something there, Karl. 

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Welkom, Nico!

[eyeresist]

If you say that, then you certainly never heard Kondrashin ! Or did you ?

No, I haven't heard Kondrashin's Mahler yet (expensive!).  I think he is supreme in Shostakovich, but I don't know if he has the gentleness and fantasy sometimes needed in Mahler.

[Karl Henning]

... I think he is supreme in Shostakovich.

He has his fine, fine moments, no question.

You know though ... Shostakovich scores need an openness to fantasy & douceur, too.

[Mirror Image]

Strange, I always thought Mahler fan <=> Shostakovich fan 

Nope. Not in this case.

[Mirror Image]

Heck, some people might react that way to Koechlin for similar reasons ...

Ha! I don't need to defend Koechlin. It doesn't matter to me if someone likes his music or not, but I'm alway delighted to meet people who are. But I don't hold it against them because they don't. No, this isn't the right attitude to have.

[Hollywood]

Howdy there Nico. Greetings from Vienna, Austria. Welcome to the forum (better late than never).