Because the Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection," is extremely varied in material, wide-ranging in expression, and subdivided to the point of seeming like a patchwork of interludes and symphonic fragments, it has often proved to be the most difficult of Gustav Mahler's symphonies to interpret with clarity and consistency. Many conductors and orchestras have delivered powerful performances of this immense, sprawling work, but maintaining its formal coherence has been a challenge few have met with satisfactory results. ...
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Because the Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection," is extremely varied in material, wide-ranging in expression, and subdivided to the point of seeming like a patchwork of interludes and symphonic fragments, it has often proved to be the most difficult of Gustav Mahler's symphonies to interpret with clarity and consistency. Many conductors and orchestras have delivered powerful performances of this immense, sprawling work, but maintaining its formal coherence has been a challenge few have met with satisfactory results. This 2005 recording by Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra is a grand rendition with a forceful interpretation, gorgeous sound, and thrilling climaxes that many will find awe-inspiring; but it is also a little unfocused, wayward in direction, and unpredictable, enough so that it appears to lack an over-arching trajectory and artistic unity. Fischer's reading of the score is somewhat variable: hit-or-miss with rubato and dynamic levels in the first movement, adequately...
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