Having sped through some short classical and 20th century symphonies, I decided it was about time for one of the works of the romantic repertoire. I had listened to most of Bruckner before starting this blog, so the obvious choice was Mahler.
I used to totally adore Mahler and would have said he was one of my favourite composers, but in the last few years I seem to have cooled. Last year was the 150th anniversary of his death and I didn't do much by way of listening. I bought a couple of bargain CDs. I didn't get my act together to go to any concerts.
At first today I thought of listening to the 3rd, but then I decided I wanted to hear the 10th again. I haven't heard it for a time. Randomly I picked out an old CD with Rattle conducting the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, not the Berlin Phil. Not the greatest performance, but somewhat ground breaking in its time when complete versions of the 10th were rarely recorded.
Did I enjoy this symphony as much as I used to? No. Did I think there was some absolutely beautiful music still? Yes. I need to listen to it again. Maybe I can rekindle my enthusiasm for Mahler.
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