tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post7608502962270671907..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Also Sprach SalonenLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-60919465208295973492011-12-14T10:50:12.229-08:002011-12-14T10:50:12.229-08:00Oh, hmm. I don't know that I'd make a Niel...Oh, hmm. I don't know that I'd make a Nielsen-Mahler comparison, largely because Nielsen IS so economical and even classical in form. Alex Ross compared his energy to Beethoven's a few years back, and perhaps there is something to a formal comparison as well.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-54312444226471815462011-12-14T10:29:02.561-08:002011-12-14T10:29:02.561-08:00I think "directionless" is a little hars...I think "directionless" is a little harsh, but there's no disputing that Mahler could have used a GPS in the outer movements of the Sixth.<br /><br />The Sibelius-Mahler comparison is interesting because I'm currently listening to the symphonies of Nielsen, who at his best embraces the grandeur of Mahler as filtered through the economy of Sibelius. Or maybe it's just Mahlerian ideas with better editing.Michael Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515767073956451871noreply@blogger.com