Mayer, Emilie (1812-83): Symphony No. 4 in B Minor (reconstructed by S. Malzew)

WHAT: Mahler: Mayer, Emilie (1812-83): Symphony No. 4 in B Minor (c.1949/50) (reconstructed by S. Malzew 2012)
WHO: Neubrandenburg Philharmonie, Stefan Malzew
WHEN: 8.11.2012
WHERE: Konzertkirche Neubrandenburg

[@danielsimon8754]

Her symphonies should get more recognition and be played at concert halls. My favourite is the scherzo from her 4th symphony. All her symphonies are well worth hearing which is pleasing to the ear

[@nvartandreassian8037]

une musique très puissante , elle savait comment écrire pour l'orchestre et savait manier la dramaturgie musicale de l'époque romantique . Quelle professionnalisme !!!

[@dieterpeszat2105]

Thank you for uploading this symphony from one of the finest female composers ever.

[@Asdazkin]

From one of the finest composers ever.*

[@dieterpeszat2105]

@@Asdazkin I think this assessment is not quite appropriate and somewhat exaggerated. (It lacks the extreme genius found in the best works of male composers).

[@basspoem]

Oh the slow movement is a true cry of the heart!

[@trowsdaa940]

0:00 - I. Allegro appassionato (B minor)
11:22 - II. Adagio (E major)
22:00 - III. Allegro (E minor)
29:39 - IV. Finale: Presto (B minor)

[@musicshin2]

so underrated composer😕😕

[@Gisbertus_Voetius]

The end of the coda of the first movement which starts at 10:16 sounds very similar to that of Beethovens first movement of his 3rd piano concerto.

[@pilouetmissiou]

Il l'a peut-être copié 🙄

[@Gisbertus_Voetius]

@@pilouetmissiou Beethoven était cinquante ans plus tôt...

[@douglasmcpeake8893]

And to think that women composers of the time where regarded as not being equal to their male counterparts. What nonsense.

[@Whatismusic123]

well considering male composers outnumbered them probably by 1000 to 1, statistically it is very likely to be true, still shitty philosophy of that time.

[@alanrobertson9790]

You are having a laugh. This is worth listening to but hardly top tier. Still as the matter is subjective, it cannot be proven, but you could just as well argue that the Beatles are better than Beethoven or that "Half a pound of tuppeny rice" is the world's greatest composition ever. Let's just agree that the music is worthy of a place in your classical music collection.

[@evansquilt]

@@alanrobertson9790 - define "top tier," and kindly refrain from including the works of, say, Carl Maria von Weber, Giacomo Meyerbeer, or any of a dozen other male composers from the same time period whose place in the repertoire has not been questioned in nearly two hundred years. Emilie Mayer may not be as good as Mendelssohn but neither are the ones I mentioned, and if she'd gotten the same kind of training Mendelssohn enjoyed from the same age, who knows?

[@alanrobertson9790]

@@evansquilt I don't think the best women composers compare with the best male composers, nor do many other people. There are also second tier male composers too. I don't doubt that you can find male composers whose music I would find less good that Emilie Mayer. The idea that Emile Mayer could have been Beethoven if only she had better training opportunities, I think unlikely, based on the music which we can hear, and form our own judgement. However, I cannot prove this point any more than you can vice-versa because the quality of music is subjective. I do not need to define top tier. The meaning of the words should be obvious to any English speaker. Look it up in a dictionary if you have to. Only leftists spend their time redefining the meaning of words. I doubt that your views are based on quality of music but rather follow the modern narrative of superimposing modern politics on historical figures.

[@evansquilt]

@@alanrobertson9790 - You're a railway enthusiast and an amateur one at that.
I have ten years of classical piano training, half a century's choral experience, and a degree from one of the top colleges in the United States. Go lecture someone else about word definitions, you bigoted little snob.