Great performance of Mahler 2, and a Documentary on Jansons
The first part is a documentary on Jansons bio. It was done well and to the point.
Part Two is a full performance of Mahler Symphony #2 Resurrection with the Royal Concertgebouw Orch where Jansons is the principal conductor, at the orchestra's fantastic concert hall. No one will dispute the excellence of this orchestra, which is recently viewed as Number One in the world, and the incredible acoustics of this concert hall. This Blu-ray's recording is excellent. It has incredibly large sound stage. I almost cried when I heard this orchestra under Blomstedt's baton in this hall a couple of years ago. This recording nearly matches a live performance at this hall. A well done job in both technically and orchestral performance point of view.
Now about Jansons' conducting-- he is precise, and delivers his perfectionist refined and harmonic performance in the tradition of von Karajan. No doubt, this performance will appeal to many listeners. I earlier gave tree stars,...
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