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Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphonies No. 1 & 2
(arr. für piano 4 hands by
Bruno Walter)
Pianoduo Trenkner / Speidel
2 Hybrid-SACDs
MDG 930 1778-6
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Gustav Mahler’s symphonies number among the most
complex and enigmatic works in the whole of the
music literature. Usually of sweeping scope, they can
hardly be grasped in full on a single hearing. Since
listening assistance performs a valuable service here,
Mahler attached the greatest importance to the
arrangement form, with which he was able more
easily to introduce other conductors to the structures
of his works. The Evelinde Trenkner/Sontraud Speidel
Piano Duo has now recorded Mahler’s first two
symphonies in the masterfully crafted piano version
for four hands by Bruno Walter.
Direct Connection
Walter collaborated closely with Mahler, first as a
répétiteur in Hamburg and later as an assistant
conductor in Vienna. After the composer’s death he
conducted the premiere of Das Lied von der Erde and
the Ninth Symphony. His expertise is in evidence in
the piano version of the two symphonies; he marks
dynamics and phrasing with the greatest precision,
and the intricate texture of primary and secondary
parts is realized tonally in the piano score.
Fascinatingly enough, the structure of the works takes
on a completely new significance when the
instrumentation is reduced.
Genial Clarity
This aspect of course particularly attracts our attention
in the vocal segments of the Second Symphony.
Separated from the text and from the human voice,
the line originally intended for singing is integrated into
the musical texture. The structural construction is
highlighted – and suddenly connections become clear
that otherwise recede behind the sometimes highly
sumptuous instrumentation.
Guiding Stars
The Evelinde Trenkner/Sontraud Speidel Piano Duo
has recorded numerous great symphonic works in
piano versions for four hands on MDG. The symbiotic
team effort of these two pianists on a magnificent
Steinway D of big symphonic sound (built in 1901!)
illumines these masterful compositions in a new way
and draws on all the powers of keyboard charm to
make it easier to obtain access to these historically
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