Mahler: Symphony No. 7

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…the plaintive singing oboes at the heart of the second movement are heartrending, the mandolin in the dawn serenade very stylish. The scherzo is superlative, with alarming wails from woodwind... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 3rd Aug 2009
Catalogue No: 88697506502
Label: RCA
Series: Zinman Mahler Symphonies
Length: 78 minutes

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Mahler: Symphony No. 7

Work length1:18:32

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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
David Zinman

I. Langsam - Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo

Track length22:01

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II. Nachtmusik I. Allegro moderato

Track length15:50

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III. Scherzo. Schattenhaft

Track length10:12

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IV. Nachtmusik II. Andante amoroso

Track length12:22

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V. Rondo, Finale. Allegro ordinario

Track length18:07

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Having completed several cycles, among them the complete Beethoven symphonies (with over 1 million copies sold internationally), the orchestral works of Richard Strauss and Schumann, in 2007 David Zinman embarked on this recording of Mahler’s complete symphonies with Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich.

This is the seventh release, with each issue being released in numerical order, and the cycle will be completed in 2010

The New York born David Zinman has recorded these works twice before, and feels that the time he has spent with them has allowed his understanding of them to broaden: “Mahler has been with me for over 40 years. I have much more insight into his work now than I used to have. You should not only follow your ego in interpreting him. It’s about discovering what exactly is written in the score. We all grow in our knowledge, as a human being, and I am sure I will still discover new things until my death.”

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November 2009

…the plaintive singing oboes at the heart of the second movement are heartrending, the mandolin in the dawn serenade very stylish. The scherzo is superlative, with alarming wails from woodwind and strings, the scurrying waltz figures always clearly projected.

November 2009

…the careful balance of detail, atmosphere and "Mellowness" obtained by the recording team… is likely to impress. …RCA's… truthful, bass-light sonics allow many passages to emerge here as if fresh-minted.

11th September 2009

The usual criticism [of the Seventh] is that its five movements don't form an emotionally unified whole, an argument that David Zinman's new recording with the Zurich Tonhalle takes great pains to refute...It all comes over as marvellously cogent

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