{"product_id":"horenstein-conducts-mahler-shostakovich-1952-pasc649","title":"HORENSTEIN conducts Mahler \u0026 Shostakovich (1952) - PASC649","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eMAHLER \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSHOSTAKOVICH \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eStudio recordings, 1952\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 2hr 11:52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eVienna Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eJascha Horenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC649.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\nThis publication brings together two composers close to Jascha Horenstein’s\nheart. His first known performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony took place\nduring a tour of Soviet Russia in April 1932. The tour took him to Moscow\nfor the local premiere of Mahler’s Fifth, and to Leningrad where he\nconducted the Ninth for the first time. The concert in Moscow was attended\nby Shostakovich and his friend Ivan Sollertinsky, Mahler’s first Russian\nbiographer, both of whom later joined Horenstein on the overnight train to\nLeningrad for the Ninth. “I spent several hours in the dining car together\nwith Shostakovich and Sollertinsky discussing Mahler”, Horenstein told an\ninterviewer, “they attended my rehearsals and the concert of Mahler Nine\nwith the Leningrad Philharmonic.” According to Horenstein, by 1932\nShostakovich was already a devoted Mahlerian, an influence that later\nbecame most evident in his Fifth Symphony of 1937 “which would not have\nbeen possible without Mahler”, and an allegiance for which Horenstein took\nsome credit. “There is no doubt”, he said referring to his and Oskar\nFried’s championship of the cause in Russia, “that we influenced\nShostakovich through our performances of Mahler”, a declaration that adds\nextra interest to the selection of items presented on this disc.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThere are several “firsts” associated with the present recordings from\nApril 1952. They were Horenstein’s first since 1929 and his first for Vox\nRecords, the label that so distinguished his career. It was also his first\npost-war engagement with the Vienna Symphony, the orchestra with which he\nhad made his professional debut in 1922 but had not conducted since 1928, a\nlife-changing generation away. Also a first as far as is known, the\npublication of Mahler’s Ninth was the first studio recording of the work to\nbe released commercially, and with almost no serious competition for\nseveral years served as the entry point to the symphony, and to the\ncomposer, for many of the post-war baby-boomer generation.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nHorenstein’s broad, romantic view of the Ninth Symphony, a magisterial and\nintensely emotional interpretation of the old-school type, is a synthesis\nof expressive force and intellectual grasp. “One of the major recorded\nMahler Ninths”, opined the reviewer in \u003ci\u003eThe Gramophone \u003c\/i\u003esome forty years\nafter its first release, “a devastating, visionary statement, epic yet\nintimate, that incorporates a deeply troubled first movement, a rustic\n\u003ci\u003e Ländler\u003c\/i\u003e, a grimly emphatic \u003ci\u003eRondo Burleske\u003c\/i\u003e and a finale whose heartbreaking\nfallibility not only transcends second-rate string playing but actually\nseems nourished by it.” For another reviewer, in a comment that can be\ntaken as representative of a widely held opinion, the performance was “a\ntext-book example of how to conduct this symphony.” The recording, despite\nits unsophisticated mono sound and some uncertain playing from an orchestra\nstill unfamiliar with Mahler’s idiom, has remained proudly and continuously\nin the catalogues ever since its first release almost 70 years ago.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe same cannot be said of Shostakovich’s Fifth, recorded immediately\nfollowing the Mahler and only the second recording of that work to be\nreleased commercially, which has largely disappeared from view, superseded\nin public esteem by better played, better recorded and more extrovert\nreadings. The original Vox recording suffers from some of the same dry,\nspotlit sonics and other technical defects as the Mahler, especially\nnoticeable in the muffled, sometimes inaudible sounds of the crucial\ntimpani and bass drum parts. These problems have been addressed and\npartially resolved by the present restoration and do not seriously disturb\nappreciation of a wonderful lucidity of line in the first movement, a\nperfectly paced \u003ci\u003eScherzo\u003c\/i\u003e, an intensely moving slow movement and an energetic\nbut never hysterical finale.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMisha Horenstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHORENSTEIN \u003c\/b\u003econduct Mahler \u0026amp; Shostakovich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAHLER \u003c\/b\u003eSymphony No. 9 in D major\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 1st mvt. - Andante comodo  (29:21)\u003cbr\u003e2. 2nd mvt. - Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb  (17:35)\u003cbr\u003e3. 3rd mvt. - Rondo-Burleske: Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig  (13:28)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eDISC TWO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 4th mvt. - Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend  (25:44)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eRecorded 7-11 April, 1952\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHOSTAKOVICH \u003c\/b\u003eSymphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. 1st mvt. - Moderato - Allegro non troppo  (15:20)\u003cbr\u003e3. 2nd mvt. - Allegretto  (5:04)\u003cbr\u003e4. 3rd mvt. - Largo  (15:22)\u003cbr\u003e5. 4th mvt. - Allegro non troppo  (9:59)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eRecorded 16-17 April, 1952\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eVienna Symphony Orchestra  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eJascha Horenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXR Remastered by  Andrew Rose\u003cbr\u003eCover artwork based on a photograph of Jascha Horenstein taken in 1956\u003cbr\u003eSpecial thanks to Misha Horenstein for his notes, assistance and access to the Horenstein musical archives from which this release derives\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Symphonia Studio, Vienna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal duration:  2hr 11:52  \u003cbr\u003eCD1: 60:23     CD2:  71:29  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/thumbs\/PASC649.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PASC649.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f","brand":"Pristine Classical","offers":[{"title":"Ambient Stereo 24-bit FLAC","offer_id":44064692404314,"sku":"bma1789303328546","price":28.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ambient Stereo 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":44064692437082,"sku":"ofc1789303328547","price":15.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"320kbps Ambient Stereo MP3","offer_id":44064692469850,"sku":"wow1789303328548","price":12.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/3807\/0874\/files\/horenstein-conducts-mahler-shostakovich-1952---pasc649_1.jpg?v=1789303335","url":"https:\/\/vestorawear.shop\/products\/horenstein-conducts-mahler-shostakovich-1952-pasc649","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}