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Mahler 10 / Nezet-seguin, Orchestre Metropolitain

Release Date: 09/18/2015
Label: Atma Classique Catalog #: 2711 Spars Code: n/a
Composer:  Gustav Mahler Conductor:  Yannick Nézet-Séguin Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestre Métropolitain Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo Length: 1 Hours 19 Mins.

From the outset of his Tenth Symphony it is clear that Mahler was tentatively entering into a new sonic realm of expanded chromaticism and rhythmic freedom, tragically cut short by his untimely death. For the most part the Orchestre Métropolitain delivers a mostly impressive performance. Nézet-Séguin brings forth a beautifully veiled pianissimo behind the exquisite flute solo in the moving finale of the work. Nézet-Séguin clearly has something special to say about this least familiar Mahler symphony, and I am willing to forgive its relatively minor shortcomings.

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