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Orchestre de l´Opera de Paris with Philippe Jordan at the Philharmonie


Orchestre de l´Opera de Paris with Philippe Jordan at the Philharmonie

Incredible musicality

Program:

 Philharmonie de Paris, 2015, foto Henning Høholt.


Philharmonie de Paris, 2015, foto Henning Høholt.

  • Arnold Schönberg
    Variations pour orchestre op. 31
  • Intermission
  • Gustav Mahler
    Symphonie n° 4
  • Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
  • Philippe Jordan
  • Genia Kühmeier

by Henning Høholt

PARIS/FRANCE: Philippe Jordans musicality is extraordinare, his forming of the orchestral pieces, so that even Arnold Schönbergs pling plong variations are being interesting, However it was the Mahler no 4 Sympnony who became the high light of the evening. This symphony where the last part Das himmliche Leben, with the soprano soloist Genia Kühmeier, which ends in a pianissimo, was wonderful.

Philippe Jordan 
. Foto: Jjean-Francois Leclercq

Philippe Jordan. Foto: Jjean-Francois Leclercq

I am so happy that from the program I know that after Arnold Schönbergs “Pling plong” variations, with Gustav Mahlers 4th Symphony there would come some wonderful musicto listen to. In the 4th Symphony Mahler is starting with warm feelings, making atmosphaere
. I feel like he is telling me a fairytale, and as usual, also in a fairytale  you dont know in what direction it will go, the only thing in this fairytale is that we do know that the last part is with “The heavenly life”, – described to be played in a very comfortable way
.  – Which reminds me of the famouse composer Edvard Elgar story: It is being told that Mr. Elgar one time got the question
. “When you die, where would you like to go Upstairs or Downstairs?”. Mr. Elgar was thinking a lo,t before he replyed: “Well, for the clima – upstairs, but for the company – downstairs”.

Orchestre de l´Opera de Paris with tthe concertmaster Maxime Tholance (?) in front at The Paris Philharmonie, 16.9.15. Foto Henning Høholt

Orchestre de l´Opera de Paris with tthe concertmaster Maxime Tholance (?) in front, before playing Arnold Schönberg, at The Paris Philharmonie, 16.9.15. Foto Henning Høholt

Philippe Jordan manages to form his orchestre in the way he wants and through that he is giving the long themes many special moments in his musically forming of the themes tempi. Furthermore he let his many outstanding soloplayers get time to show each their form of their solo parts, without letting it stop the musical flow, and this shows an incredible musicality.

Genia Kühmeier, sopran, receives compliments from Philippe Jordan after Das Himliche Leben from Mahlers 4th Symphony 16.9.15. Foto Henning Høholt

Genia Kühmeier, sopran, receives compliments from Philippe Jordan after Das Himliche Leben from Mahlers 4th Symphony 16.9.15. Foto Henning Høholt

Performed here with Schönberg’s Variations for Orchestra, as a demanding “aperitif”. I am very impressed that a composer can manage to put together so many variations of “Pling plong“and also can do it in such an interesting way that the audience also feel that the whole composition is being interesting, but of course, this is doe to the quality of the orchestra and its conductor.
Mahler’s Fourth Symphony formed the centre of this concert.
Production Opéra national de Paris.
Orchestre de l´Opera de Paris with Philippe Jordan at the podium after Mahler 4th 
. Foto Henning Høholt 16.9.15

Orchestre de l´Opera de Paris with Philippe Jordan at the podium after Mahler 4th. Foto Henning Høholt 16.9.15

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