How to make anything sound like Mahler

How to make anything sound like Mahler

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

December 04, 2021

You might be able to improve on this.

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  • John Borstlap says:
    December 4, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Amateuristic….. and terrible piano toucher technique (much too much muscle tension). Mahler did not have ‘a style’ that could easily be imitated, and the video shows a generic romantic style, as if it consists merely of a number of tricks. But birthday party members will be happy.

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    • Amos Wittenberg says:
      December 6, 2021 at 3:28 am

      I found the pseudo-German Anweisungen hilarious – and actually did recognise some Mahlerian phrases, including a whiff of the Ewig motif. But overall, yes, not Mahler in any real sense. Borge’s Mozart Happy Birthday beats this by several miles.

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  • Byrwec Ellison says:
    December 5, 2021 at 8:54 pm

    This pianist does much the same with a bunch of composers. Here she is on Ravel…

    https://youtu.be/_u7h22SAkyc

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