Siegmund von Hausegger: Natursymphonie [Hybrid SACD]
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Manufacturer: Cpo Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0761203723720
Format: Hybrid SACD
Label: Cpo Records
Manufacturer: Cpo Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Cpo Records
Release Date: 2008-04-29
Studio: Cpo Records
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Summary: Awesome piece... but the caveat is not musical
Comment: By now, we all know that there are hardly any undiscovered masterpieces in classical music. But CPO should be congratulated for unearthing obscure orchestral repertoire in excellent performances and superb sound. The recording here is extaordinary, everything is revealed with quite a punch. So, if you like a complex canvas of instrumental and orchestral sound, you will love this; just don't expect the next 'mahlerian' masterpiece, as much as this sounds like it.
My caveat is not musical at all. It lies on the liner notes. CPO has been improving its production values to achieve a status of one-of-my-favorite labels. But, sometimes, they hire this pseudo-philosophers that, in true elitist germanic fashion, ramble on meaning and lose perspective of the true value of liner-notes. The writer seems to spend more time on von Hausseger's father(!) than on the composer himself. Little is told about the piece, its historical context or time of composition. Simply ridiculous.
I hope CPO reads this. All their magnificent work is obscured by writings that defy purpose, and translations that, sometimes, verge on the laughable. Otherwise, keep up the good work, because I'll keep on buying.
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Summary: Noted Bruckner conductor sounding more like Mahler-
Comment: With huge, supplemented orchestral forces, including a choral army for the fourth movement finale, and the juxtaposition of what sound like marching band tunes with hymn-like string portions, this symphony comes as close to being Mahler's 11th since Hans Rott's lone symphony (except Rott preceded his fellow-student Mahler, and Mahler "borrowed" freely from Rott's work for some of his own symphonies). But while Hausegger's mammoth creation is enjoyable and worthy of an occasional performance by our major orchestras, its not of the caliber of Mahler, and as much as I like it, I would not say its a neglected masterpiece. Like Rott, the orchestration can be thick and congested, but also like Rott there's no lack of melodic ideas, although they don't always go someplace. The brass writing in the opening of the first movement and the scherzo, to my ears, had elements of Mahler's 7th & 9th. I thought the choral finale was uninspiring and anti-climactic.
In the last decade or so, I have been grateful to sample some of the other "undiscovered" romantic composers of the early to mid 20th century. If I place the highest praise on Richard Wetz and Felix Weingartner for their symphonies (which I will return to) and lukewarm applause for those of Halm, Tiessen and Hessenberg (which I won't), I'd have to place this Nature Symphony of Hausegger somewhere in between. I'll definitely listen to it again, and with pleasure. But I don't think its as good as the first two symphonies of Wetz, or the second of Weingartner. When Mahler famously told Sibelius that the symphony should contain the whole world, he may not have realized there was someone following in his footsteps. Give it a try, just expect more of Mahler's all-encompassing attempt at aural pantheism rather than Bruckner's piety.
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