Credits:

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, NDR Symphony Orchestra

Description:

Isserstedt's natural and beautiful Mahler. The latest remastering in 2018 brings back the Tarra masterpieces in new sound quality. The sound quality has been renewed, and this is a rare masterpiece. The German style of rigid sound production brings out the true beauty of the music in Mahler No. 4. Isselstedt's calm tempo is impressive. The flexible movement of the strings is naturalistic and beautiful, and the pastoral atmosphere of this piece is celebrated. The third movement, which builds up slowly through a series of variations, is also exquisitely narrated without unnecessary force. Putz's singing in the finale is calm and heavenly. The flow of the music has a firm movement, but at the same time, it spreads out in a comfortable world. Iserstedt served as the first chief conductor of the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra for 26 years from 1945, training the orchestra. When he founded the orchestra, he personally toured prisoner of war camps in the aftermath of World War II to gather musicians. The relationship between the two orchestras is inseparable, and their solid performances, backed by a passionate relationship of trust, are appealing. King International