Word: mahlerian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS (Atlantic, 2 LPs). Bright aural mosaics from small motifs are constructed on a Mahlerian scale in this 80-minute work of symphonic rock...
Today the classical-rock groups are as diverse, bright and scholarly sounding as their names-Renaissance, Genesis, Electric Light Orchestra. By far the most provocative album of the past year is Yes' Tales from Topographic Oceans (Atlantic; $11.98). A double-LP affair of almost Mahlerian proportions, Tales has four movements, each about 20 minutes long, that attempt to invoke the spirit and meaning of the shastras-"The Revealing Science of God," "The Remembering," "The Ancient" and "Ritual...
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Nonesuch, 2 LPs; $5.96). Every Mahlerian worth his Knaben Wunderhorn knows the name and work of Kiev-born Conductor lascha Horenstein. Nearly two decades ago, Vox Records issued his performances of the Mahler First and Ninth, and they are still unsurpassed for their particular blend of pathos and playfulness. Recently, Horenstein, 73, has begun recording regularly again with the London Symphony Orchestra and has now produced a lofty version of Mahler's hymn to nature that is more than a match for the honored interpretations by Leonard Bernstein, Erich Leinsdorf and Rafael Kubelik...