Saturday, September 02, 2006

Otaka and Mahler

NHK Symphony
NHK Hall
September 2
1500 yen
Conducted by Yuzo Toyama

Hisatada Otaka - Symphony No. 1 - episodic, rather like 50's movie music, relatively uninteresting, included a newly discovered 2nd movement

Mahler - Symphony No. 5 - a pedestrian performance, no momentum nor tension, it all depends on the conductor, and this one had them only play the notes