Gustav Mahler - Symphony No 7 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - LSO Live LSO0665 (2008) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (4.17GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Mch (2.66GB) (+4.71dB Gain) | 2ch (1.22GB) DR16 (+5.33dB gain) | Classical The 7nth is often regarded as Mahler’s 'Cinderella' symphony &, after the tragic theme of the 6th, proves far more enigmatic. The funereal march of the opening movement gives way to the serene Nachtmusik (night music) movements, & a ghostly scherzo before culminating in a feverishly joyful finale. ----------------------------------------------------------- AllMusic review by Blair Sanderson: Few conductors turn in tightly controlled & coherent renditions of Gustav Mahler's sprawling Symphony No. 7 in E minor, 'Song of the Night,' & it often comes across either as a jumble of ironic distortions or as a strange riddle that needs to be deciphered. It would hardly seem as direct & powerful as its predecessor, the Symphony No. 6 in A minor, 'Tragic,' which most conductors take at face value & frequently bring off with satisfactory results. Following his stunning 2008 success with his LSO Live recording of the Symphony No. 6 (1 of the finest that work has ever received), Valery Gergiev presents the Symphony No. 7 in an equally convincing manner & avoids the unnecessary exaggerations that can make this work seem bizarre or incomprehensible. Gergiev is a straightforward interpreter, & he treats the symphony as any other big-hearted, post-Romantic masterpiece, not as a special case full of esoteric secrets, but as inventive & exciting music brilliantly laid out in an intelligible 5-movement form. Taken boldly & played with steady energy, Gergiev & the London Symphony Orchestra make the piece hold together quite solidly, & the progression from the brooding opening through the nocturnal middle movements to the exuberant finale makes sense in symphonic terms. Recorded with crystal-clear DSD sound & presented in the super audio format, the recording is vividly detailed & surprisingly clean for being live, & the sonorities of the orchestra are absolutely true. Along with Gergiev's spectacular performance of the Symphony No. 6, this SACD is highly recommended as 1 of the best releases of 2008. Tracks: 1. Langsam (Adagio) - Allegro con fuoco 2. Nachtmusik: Allegro moderato 3. Scherzo: Schattenhaft 4. Nachtmusik: Andante amoroso 5. Rondo - Finale: Allegro ordinario - Allegro moderato ma energico Time: 01:11:55 http://www.filefactory.com/f/46c6fc85873e07fb ----------------------------------------------------------- Checksum for iso: 387c1cd9ac9f65356e89cf2bdcbbb238 *Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - MAHLER Symphony No 7.iso Checksums for flac tracks Mch: 112938b929ec3f27dbb65e452df6a8a6 *01 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Langsam (Adagio) - Allegro con fuoco.flac 677f0f828c9c40ed2c1893b66e779378 *02 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Nachtmusik Allegro moderato.flac 24791c39a9671dac06ea4f401511e259 *03 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Scherzo Schattenhaft.flac a37d0717daa1a183930501314f724d21 *04 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Nachtmusik Andante amoroso.flac 4c0b11bc6f336e8ba13422f2d9a8b8fe *05 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Rondo-Finale Allegro ordinario - Allegro mo.flac Checksums for flac tracks 2ch: 98c046f03f29171cff7001b85cc8fb2e *01 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Langsam (Adagio) - Allegro con fuoco.flac 389de6193544fee07ccd09f965b76356 *02 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Nachtmusik Allegro moderato.flac 052c3ec2137472771bccf12375295147 *03 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Scherzo Schattenhaft.flac e3f25ab45225e7359b5077c118a54e69 *04 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Nachtmusik Andante amoroso.flac 77753768eea804c2d0765ffab108aad0 *05 - Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No 7 Rondo-Finale Allegro ordinario - Allegro mo.flac