<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Inbal/Singapore Symphony Orchestra: Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 9, Esplanade Hall, Singapore, March 28th, 2015.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Eliahu Inbal's announcement couldn't be more fitting and timely:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
"Tonight, we dedicate Mahler Symphony No. 9, one of the greatest
symphonies ever written, to the meaning of life and death of the former
prime minister Lee Kuan Yew."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> The
performance of Inbal's Mahler 9, his Singapore debut, was on a fast
side: 25.5 (I) 15.5 (II) 12.5 (III) and 23 (IV) min. but nothing was
glossed over. From where I sat - a Stalls seat on the first floor - the
orchestra sounded absolutely beautiful and gorgeous from the rich, juicy
strings, golden brass, to the aptly perky woodwinds. Except for a Shosy
5th they played under Andrew Litton two year ago, I have never heard
the Singapore Symphony in so great a form. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Under Inbal, every
note came forward in crystal clear, velvety sound. The architecture of
this great work was mapped out brilliantly with unmatched cogency, but
the deep melancholy and paramount urgency of the work were never
underplayed. The climaxes of the opening movements were undone
splendidly with the Singapore brass roaring, the percussion thundering,
while the myriad polyphonic lines were brought out with the supreme clarity and
purpose. The two middle movements were a showcase for the orchestra
displaying their high degree of virtuosity and skills. In the Finale,
Inbal again started off rather swiftly, but he kept slowing down his
tempo ever so gradually and almost unnoticeably as the movt continues,
ending in a most hushed coda I ever heard. Amazing! <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> This concert will go down as the one of best live experiences of this timeless classic I've ever had.</span></p></div><p><br></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/2247CA4455175E0720" class="txc-image" actualwidth="1024" exif="{}" data-filename="20150328_210641.jpg" style="clear:none;float:none;" border="0" hspace="1" vspace="1" width="1024" id="A_2247CA4455175E07203DB3"/></p><p><br></p>
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