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Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 64:201Trauermarsch 11:03IngemessenemSchritt.Streng.WieeinKondukt

C-SharpMinor

2Stürmisch bewegt, mit größter Vehemenz 12:54 AMinor

3Scherzo 17:26 Kräftig,nichtzuschnell DMajor JohannaYarbrough,hornsolo

4Adagietto 9:13 FMajor

5Rondo - Finale 13:44 Allegro-Allegrogiocoso.Frisch DMajor

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TwoDreamsUniteRecordingMahlerwithGerardSchwarz

andTheColburnOrchestra

ThisisYarlung’sfirstrecordingofaMahlersymphony.Notonlywasthisadreamofmine,asaproducer,butthiscollaborationbetweenMaestroGerardSchwarzandTheColburnOrchestraepitomizesthedreamsoftwotitans.

JerrySchwarzisjustlyfamousforhisnewmusicandcreativeprogrammingatthevariousorchestrashehasdirectedaroundtheworld.ButMahlerisspecialtoJerry,asyouwillhearonthisdisc.Thismusiclivesinhisbloodandinhisbrain.AndwhileJerryconductsthemajorprofessionalorchestrasoftheworld,hededicatesmuchofhistimetohelpingyoungmusiciansachievetheirdreams.CollaboratingandguestconductingwithTheColburnOrchestraorTheJuilliardOrchestra,orworkingwithhisstudentsattheEasternMusicFestivalinNorthCarolinagivestheseyoungmusiciansexperiencewithaMaestrowhohasrecordedandperformedextensivelywithorchestrasallovertheworld.1

Theother titantowhomIrefer,RichardColburn,dreamedofbuildingaconservatoryorchestraasfineasanyorchestraontheplanet.Inveryfewyears,musicdirectorandprincipalconductorMaestroYehudaGiladnurturedandshapedthissymphonyorchestraintoaflexibleensembleenthusiasticallysupportedbyloyalaudiences.Concertgoersand press celebrateThe ColburnOrchestra for the quality of its performances andYehuda’s creative leadership.MaestroSchwarzdescribesTheColburnOrchestraas“withoutquestion,amongthefinestorchestrasintheworld.”JerryfeelsathomeatTheColburnSchoolandthemusiciansandfacultyeagerlyawaithisvisits.

1InadditiontohisnumerousrecordingswiththeSeattleSymphonyandtheLosAngelesChamberOrchestra,hehasalsorecordedwiththePhiladel-phiaOrchestra,NewYorkChamberOrchestra,theTokyoPhilharmonic,CzechandRoyalLiverpoolPhilharmonics,LondonSymphony,BerlinRadioSymphony,EnglishChamberOrchestraandOrchestraNationaldeFrance.Schwarzbeganconductingseriouslyin1966andperformedasprincipaltrumpetintheNewYorkPhilharmonicbetween1972and1977.

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This isYarlung’s thirdreleasewithTheColburnOrchestra.Firstcame If You Love For Beautywithmezzo-sopranoSashaCooke,conductedbyYehudaGilad.ShortlythereafterfollowedSmoke & Mirrors: Vanish,apercussionalbumincludingTakemitsu’s concertoFrom Me Flows What You Call Time, also conducted byGerard Schwarz. I knewJerryonly indirectlybefore rehearsals for theMahlerperformance. I knewhim throughhis son Julianwho is anaccomplished‘cellistandwhowasastudentatTheColburnSchool,andfromhislongtenureasMusicDirectoroftheLosAngelesChamberOrchestra.LikethelegendarySirNevilleMarrinerwithwhomYarlunghasworkedonseveralrecordings, Jerryhas recordedextensively2andknowsexactlyhowtohelphis team(theorchestraandrecordingengineers)achievehisvision.

IthadbeenafewyearssinceJerrymadearecordingonanalogtapeandhewelcomedthebenefitsandlimitationsgoodnaturedly.Thisisarecordingofaliveconcertperformance.Moreover,thisisalongsymphonyandweneededtoplantimetochangereelsoftapeduringtheconcert.JerryandIwentthroughthescoreandhetoldmeexactlyhowmanyminutes“Jerry’sMahler5”tookforeachmovement.Each2,500footreeloftapeholds33minutesofmusicat15inchespersecond.JerryfeaturedJohannaYarbrough,ourFrenchhornsoloistinthethirdmovement,sowewereabletochangereelswhileshemovedtothefrontoftheorchestraandback,enablingustorecordthefirstandsecondmovementsononereel,thethirdmovementonasecond,andthefourthandfifthmovementsonathirdreeloftape.

Loversofclassical recordingsdebate themeritsof liveconcertversus studio recordings.Onemustweigh thedrawbacksofcoughingandotheraudiencenoisesaswellasmistakesinaliveperformanceagainstthelessauthenticperfectionofanalbummade in thehospital-likeenvironmentof the recording studio. Recordinga liveconcertchallengesthemusiciansandtherecordingteaminmanyways.Thereareindeedaudiencenoises.Analogtapecanbreak.Theelectricityinthehallcangooff(asithasalreadydonetwiceinYarlung’syounglife).Musicianscanmakemistakes.Allofthiscanbefixedinastudiorecording. Butifonehastheprivilegetoworkwithmusiciansandconductorofthiscaliber,therisksareworthitforthelivingmusicconveyedinarealperformancebyartistsoffleshandbloodandspirit.

2MaestroSchwarzrecordedoveronehundredalbumswithSeattleSymphonyduringhis26-yeartenurewiththeorchestraandhasrecordedanotherfortyorfiftywithotherorchestras,includingtwosofarwithTheColburnOrchestraandYarlungRecords.

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ManythankstoSelKardan,presidentofTheColburnSchool,DeanRichardBeene,andMaestroYehudaGiladforyourenthusiasmforthisreleaseandyoursupportoftheworthypeopleinyourconservatory.AndthankyouespeciallytoJerrySchwarzforyourgeneroushelpwiththisrecordingandforsharingyourgiftswithusinthisperformance.

Bob Attiyehproducer

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1st ViolinsCaitlinKelleyConcertmasterKelseyBlumenthalMelodyLeeFrancescadePasqualeEliciaSilversteinCherylKimRyanMeehanHillaryHempelRaduPaponiuXikaHuangAviNaginStephenTavaniPashaTseitlinSunJooPark

2nd ViolinsHughPalmerPrincipalEvinBlombergThomasHuntingtonGregoryCardiAnnaCzerniakHanbyulJangSangheeJi

KevinLinNatalieYuBoraKimUshaKapoor

ViolaJeremyBerryPrincipalChristopherZackMatthewCohenAriannaSmithAnnaKolotylinaBornLauRuiqingTangTannerMeneesJustinAlmazanYiZhou

CelloEstelleChoiPrincipalNatalieHelmBenjaminLashMindyH.ParkEugeneLifschitzAllanSteele

Se-DooParkSuyeonKimVardanGasparyanYaebonGo

Double BassEmilyHoneymanPrincipalPaulAksmanKatherineMunagianPaulMacresMarlonMartinezMatthewFeczkoMariyaAndoniya-AndonovaSukyungChun

FluteFrancescoCamugliaLauraKaufman*JenniferLeeMarkTeplitsky

PiccoloFrancescoCamuglia*JenniferLee

OboeMarthaKleiner*RobynSmithJohnWinstead

English HornJohnWinstead

ClarinetSamuelAlmaguer*GabrielCamposZamoraEmilKhudyev

E-flat ClarinetEmilKhudyev

Bass ClarinetGabrielCamposZamora

BassoonAndrewBradyBrianaLehman*MichaelZuber

ContrabassoonAndrewBrady

HornDylanHart+ElyseLauzonAnnaSpinaElizabethUptonJacobWilderJohannaYarbrough*JulianZheng

TrumpetJosephBrown*LaurenEwingConradJonesJonahLevy

TheColburnOrchestraYehuda Gilad,musicdirectorGerard Schwarz,guestconductor

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TrombonePaulJenkins*EvanSpacht

Bass TromboneDavidHagee

TubaSpencerBrown

TimpaniEdwardHong

PercussionJoeBeribakKatalinLaFavreDerekTywoniukWaiWahIvanWan

HarpRurikoTerada*ElisabethZosseder

Music Director and Principal

Conductor

YehudaGilad

Assistant Conductor

MaximEshkenazy

Orchestra Manager & Librarian

MarkFabulich

Senior Stage Manager

VictorPineda

MahlerSymphonyNo.5

editedbyErwinRatz,1964

C.F.Peters,publisher

*Principal+Guestperformer

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