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Mahler - Symphony 7 - MTT - SFSO

Mahler’s 7th symphony has always been considered a “problematic” symphony, not only for its unbalanced five-movement structure, but also for its transition from the dark abyss to the grand, bright, and epic finale. Michael Tilson Thomas has a long history of being an active Mahler interpreter. For Mahler 7 alone, he has recorded it twice, with London Symphony Orchestra in the 90s, and with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in the last decade. I owned both recordings and have long regarded them as a modernist sharp and critical approach. Now it has almost been another decade since their last mahler 7 recording. During the concert on November 19 in the Carnegie Hall, I felt his approach had a significant departure to his earlier interpretation. Although it was a good and elegant attempt, it ultimately failed to deliver artistically and sonically.

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