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Topic: Mahler - Revelge  (Read 4176 times)

Offline andhow04

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Mahler - Revelge
on: July 22, 2008, 03:44:18 AM
I know not a piano piece, but I like the way my piano playing sounds!
this is from Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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Re: Mahler - Revelge
Reply #1 on: July 23, 2008, 09:19:20 AM
A haunting dark song and a very good interpretation! This piano part sounds fiendishly difficult :o

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Re: Mahler - Revelge
Reply #2 on: July 23, 2008, 02:16:22 PM
thanks for the reply!  I was afraid nobody would listen to it. :)  Seems lke the ones that get the most listens are the warhorse repertoire!

o lordy, this piano part is hard!  I think Mahler wrote it for piano first than orchestrated it, so its not a piano arrangement, but when he wrote for the piano it was like he was writing for orchestra, becasue there are lots of strange voicings which are very hard to play.  also those trills in the consecutive thirds are very hard. 

I enjoy playign this piece though, because it truly challenges you to make orchestra sound on the piano, and gives lots of opportunity for variety.

contrary to what some may think, covering up the singer is almost never a danger in Mahler.  this was performed with the lid fully up, and I wasn't holding back at all!

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Re: Mahler - Revelge
Reply #3 on: July 24, 2008, 10:56:55 PM
Hi andhow,

You played this accompaniment with real flourish and panache, despite some really fussy figuration in the score, where it was written "orchestrally".  Great!

I'm glad you posted this performance.  I'm quite familiar with Mahler's lieder such as Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder, and 5 Ruckert-Lieder, the last one being my favorite.  This hearing of Revelge was my first.  Thanks for the introduction!
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Re: Mahler - Revelge
Reply #4 on: July 27, 2008, 06:35:18 PM
you're a really nice compliment to the voice.  so many times either the pianist or vocalist isn't evenly matched and the piano has to make up for the voice.  this voice is really professional and smooth.  what does the text talk about? 

when he sings 'tra la lee - tra la - li'  - it's really amazing how you set him up!  i like how you get louder when he stops a phrase and you connect to the next.  a really good working as a pair!

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Re: Mahler - Revelge
Reply #5 on: July 28, 2008, 01:00:31 PM
thanks for all ur nice comments.  I am glad that people like this song as it is one of my favorite Mahler songs.  rachfan you should definitely listen to all of Knaben Wunderhorn, I love the Lieder... GEsellen, and pretty much all of his songs, but I think Knaben Wunderhorn are my favorite!

this text is about a man in war, who is shot and nobody picks him up (probably because he is dead and he doesnt know it), then all his comrades are killed, and they wake up as corpses to defeat the enemy in war.  the Tra-la-lie Tra-la-ly is the sound of his drum, as he wakes up the skeletons to fight, and then to go back to his beloveds house!

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Re: Mahler - Revelge
Reply #6 on: July 28, 2008, 09:55:37 PM
Hi andhow,

I try to listen to the Knaben Wunderhorn.  I've always thought of the Five Rukert-Lieder as being tops.  Thanks for mentioning that.
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Re: Mahler - Revelge
Reply #7 on: July 29, 2008, 10:47:28 AM
Wonderfully played, as usual!  I very much enjoyed those velvety trills where you captured the woodwind sound.

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Re: Mahler - Revelge
Reply #8 on: July 29, 2008, 05:04:57 PM
Bravo!  *claps*

It would be interesting to hear more accompaniment music on here. 

For a second, I started thinking of a college fight song.  I suppose that fits in some odd way. 
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