gustav mahler symphony no. 5...3 two dreams unite recording mahler with gerard schwarz and the...
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Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 64:201Trauermarsch 11:03IngemessenemSchritt.Streng.WieeinKondukt
C-SharpMinor
2Stürmisch bewegt, mit größter Vehemenz 12:54 AMinor
3Scherzo 17:26 Kräftig,nichtzuschnell DMajor JohannaYarbrough,hornsolo
4Adagietto 9:13 FMajor
5Rondo - Finale 13:44 Allegro-Allegrogiocoso.Frisch DMajor
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TwoDreamsUniteRecordingMahlerwithGerardSchwarz
andTheColburnOrchestra
ThisisYarlung’sfirstrecordingofaMahlersymphony.Notonlywasthisadreamofmine,asaproducer,butthiscollaborationbetweenMaestroGerardSchwarzandTheColburnOrchestraepitomizesthedreamsoftwotitans.
JerrySchwarzisjustlyfamousforhisnewmusicandcreativeprogrammingatthevariousorchestrashehasdirectedaroundtheworld.ButMahlerisspecialtoJerry,asyouwillhearonthisdisc.Thismusiclivesinhisbloodandinhisbrain.AndwhileJerryconductsthemajorprofessionalorchestrasoftheworld,hededicatesmuchofhistimetohelpingyoungmusiciansachievetheirdreams.CollaboratingandguestconductingwithTheColburnOrchestraorTheJuilliardOrchestra,orworkingwithhisstudentsattheEasternMusicFestivalinNorthCarolinagivestheseyoungmusiciansexperiencewithaMaestrowhohasrecordedandperformedextensivelywithorchestrasallovertheworld.1
Theother titantowhomIrefer,RichardColburn,dreamedofbuildingaconservatoryorchestraasfineasanyorchestraontheplanet.Inveryfewyears,musicdirectorandprincipalconductorMaestroYehudaGiladnurturedandshapedthissymphonyorchestraintoaflexibleensembleenthusiasticallysupportedbyloyalaudiences.Concertgoersand press celebrateThe ColburnOrchestra for the quality of its performances andYehuda’s creative leadership.MaestroSchwarzdescribesTheColburnOrchestraas“withoutquestion,amongthefinestorchestrasintheworld.”JerryfeelsathomeatTheColburnSchoolandthemusiciansandfacultyeagerlyawaithisvisits.
1InadditiontohisnumerousrecordingswiththeSeattleSymphonyandtheLosAngelesChamberOrchestra,hehasalsorecordedwiththePhiladel-phiaOrchestra,NewYorkChamberOrchestra,theTokyoPhilharmonic,CzechandRoyalLiverpoolPhilharmonics,LondonSymphony,BerlinRadioSymphony,EnglishChamberOrchestraandOrchestraNationaldeFrance.Schwarzbeganconductingseriouslyin1966andperformedasprincipaltrumpetintheNewYorkPhilharmonicbetween1972and1977.
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This isYarlung’s thirdreleasewithTheColburnOrchestra.Firstcame If You Love For Beautywithmezzo-sopranoSashaCooke,conductedbyYehudaGilad.ShortlythereafterfollowedSmoke & Mirrors: Vanish,apercussionalbumincludingTakemitsu’s concertoFrom Me Flows What You Call Time, also conducted byGerard Schwarz. I knewJerryonly indirectlybefore rehearsals for theMahlerperformance. I knewhim throughhis son Julianwho is anaccomplished‘cellistandwhowasastudentatTheColburnSchool,andfromhislongtenureasMusicDirectoroftheLosAngelesChamberOrchestra.LikethelegendarySirNevilleMarrinerwithwhomYarlunghasworkedonseveralrecordings, Jerryhas recordedextensively2andknowsexactlyhowtohelphis team(theorchestraandrecordingengineers)achievehisvision.
IthadbeenafewyearssinceJerrymadearecordingonanalogtapeandhewelcomedthebenefitsandlimitationsgoodnaturedly.Thisisarecordingofaliveconcertperformance.Moreover,thisisalongsymphonyandweneededtoplantimetochangereelsoftapeduringtheconcert.JerryandIwentthroughthescoreandhetoldmeexactlyhowmanyminutes“Jerry’sMahler5”tookforeachmovement.Each2,500footreeloftapeholds33minutesofmusicat15inchespersecond.JerryfeaturedJohannaYarbrough,ourFrenchhornsoloistinthethirdmovement,sowewereabletochangereelswhileshemovedtothefrontoftheorchestraandback,enablingustorecordthefirstandsecondmovementsononereel,thethirdmovementonasecond,andthefourthandfifthmovementsonathirdreeloftape.
Loversofclassical recordingsdebate themeritsof liveconcertversus studio recordings.Onemustweigh thedrawbacksofcoughingandotheraudiencenoisesaswellasmistakesinaliveperformanceagainstthelessauthenticperfectionofanalbummade in thehospital-likeenvironmentof the recording studio. Recordinga liveconcertchallengesthemusiciansandtherecordingteaminmanyways.Thereareindeedaudiencenoises.Analogtapecanbreak.Theelectricityinthehallcangooff(asithasalreadydonetwiceinYarlung’syounglife).Musicianscanmakemistakes.Allofthiscanbefixedinastudiorecording. Butifonehastheprivilegetoworkwithmusiciansandconductorofthiscaliber,therisksareworthitforthelivingmusicconveyedinarealperformancebyartistsoffleshandbloodandspirit.
2MaestroSchwarzrecordedoveronehundredalbumswithSeattleSymphonyduringhis26-yeartenurewiththeorchestraandhasrecordedanotherfortyorfiftywithotherorchestras,includingtwosofarwithTheColburnOrchestraandYarlungRecords.
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ManythankstoSelKardan,presidentofTheColburnSchool,DeanRichardBeene,andMaestroYehudaGiladforyourenthusiasmforthisreleaseandyoursupportoftheworthypeopleinyourconservatory.AndthankyouespeciallytoJerrySchwarzforyourgeneroushelpwiththisrecordingandforsharingyourgiftswithusinthisperformance.
Bob Attiyehproducer
Layout:EronMuckleroyCoverphotograph:PhilipPirolo,TheColburnSchool
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1st ViolinsCaitlinKelleyConcertmasterKelseyBlumenthalMelodyLeeFrancescadePasqualeEliciaSilversteinCherylKimRyanMeehanHillaryHempelRaduPaponiuXikaHuangAviNaginStephenTavaniPashaTseitlinSunJooPark
2nd ViolinsHughPalmerPrincipalEvinBlombergThomasHuntingtonGregoryCardiAnnaCzerniakHanbyulJangSangheeJi
KevinLinNatalieYuBoraKimUshaKapoor
ViolaJeremyBerryPrincipalChristopherZackMatthewCohenAriannaSmithAnnaKolotylinaBornLauRuiqingTangTannerMeneesJustinAlmazanYiZhou
CelloEstelleChoiPrincipalNatalieHelmBenjaminLashMindyH.ParkEugeneLifschitzAllanSteele
Se-DooParkSuyeonKimVardanGasparyanYaebonGo
Double BassEmilyHoneymanPrincipalPaulAksmanKatherineMunagianPaulMacresMarlonMartinezMatthewFeczkoMariyaAndoniya-AndonovaSukyungChun
FluteFrancescoCamugliaLauraKaufman*JenniferLeeMarkTeplitsky
PiccoloFrancescoCamuglia*JenniferLee
OboeMarthaKleiner*RobynSmithJohnWinstead
English HornJohnWinstead
ClarinetSamuelAlmaguer*GabrielCamposZamoraEmilKhudyev
E-flat ClarinetEmilKhudyev
Bass ClarinetGabrielCamposZamora
BassoonAndrewBradyBrianaLehman*MichaelZuber
ContrabassoonAndrewBrady
HornDylanHart+ElyseLauzonAnnaSpinaElizabethUptonJacobWilderJohannaYarbrough*JulianZheng
TrumpetJosephBrown*LaurenEwingConradJonesJonahLevy
TheColburnOrchestraYehuda Gilad,musicdirectorGerard Schwarz,guestconductor
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TrombonePaulJenkins*EvanSpacht
Bass TromboneDavidHagee
TubaSpencerBrown
TimpaniEdwardHong
PercussionJoeBeribakKatalinLaFavreDerekTywoniukWaiWahIvanWan
HarpRurikoTerada*ElisabethZosseder
Music Director and Principal
Conductor
YehudaGilad
Assistant Conductor
MaximEshkenazy
Orchestra Manager & Librarian
MarkFabulich
Senior Stage Manager
VictorPineda
MahlerSymphonyNo.5
editedbyErwinRatz,1964
C.F.Peters,publisher
*Principal+Guestperformer
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