This afternoon, the newly minted Martingale Ensemble recorded the chamber versions of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony and Debussy’s Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun in front of a specially invited audience at Portland State University’s Lincoln Performance Hall. PSU’s own Ken Selden conducted. It was one of those situations where it was nice to have people in the hall to give a more performance aspect to the occasion, and at the same time to have time between movements to tune and loosen up before continuing on. It was a nice hybrid between a studio recording and a live concert. Things went quite well, and we’ll have a patch session on Sunday evening to tidy some things up a bit. I’ll write more about this over the weekend.
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7 replies on “mahler and debussy in miniature”
i loved this performance/recording session and feel privileged to have been an audience member.
the mahler reduction is more convincing than the debussy to my ears. the harp is SO essential in the faun that its absence is deeply felt.
debussy’s prelude was my bridge piece from rock/blues to classical music when i was 16. it is one of the most perfect pieces ever composed and i NEVER tire of hearing it. i had serious chills (frissons delicieux) at one point during your wonderful rendition.
i would like to see a list someday of all the works that were performed @ schoenberg’s verein concerts. what a heroic undertaking.
thanx again. y’all played with consummate musicianship & taste.
now, when can i buy the cd?
How can I get the recording?
Me too — where can I buy the recording?
And thanks a lot for the invite guys… 😉
I’ll go back and listen to Debussy’s Prelude that I have again after Bob Priest’s comment; hearing of a piece’s significance for someone always gives me a fresh pair of ears for it; who knows, maybe it’ll assume the same for me, as many pieces have.
I’m not sure when or where the recording will be available, but rest assured that you’ll hear about it right here, first!
Thanks to Bob Priest, here’s a listing of the currently available arrangements by Schoenberg’s Verein: http://www.schoenbergmusic.com/works-without-opus-numbers-verein/verein.htm
I am a new fan of your blog! There were no program notes so I was looking for information online about Ken Selden whm I found your daily observations. It was a nice concert and absolutely the quietest audience I have ever witnessed. There was an electricity and excitement in the hall and the ensemble playing was unusually warm and heartfelt. The singer was absolutely fabulous. Have you ever heard such a tender voice? I was wondering who she is and where I can hear her again. You were supposed to write more “over the weekend.” I’m still waiting!
Hi Kerry – first of all, welcome to the blog! Glad you stopped by! Life got in the way of my writing much more about the concert, but I think you did a good job of it yourself!