Quote Originally Posted by Feanor View Post
I have heard otherd refer favorably to this chamber orchestra version of Mahler's 4th symphony. I'm not sure how well Gustav Mahler would have liked the idea of a chamber version, but I know I would like to hear it.
here is a bit of a review from the Guardian;
The Verein für Musikalische Privataufführungen (the Society for Private Music Performances) was founded by Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg in 1918, to provide a forum for contemporary music in postwar Vienna at a time when mainstream concerts were becoming ever more reactionary. Attendance at the society's concerts was by subscription only; critics were banned, applause was prohibited and no programmes were published in advance. Up to the end of 1921, when the economic crisis in Austria forced it to close, more than 100 concerts were given. The repertoire was by no means confined to the Second Viennese School and its supporters, but also included music by Reger, Strauss, Mahler, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky and Bartók. Large-scale orchestral works were regularly performed in specially commissioned arrangements that were usually made under Schoenberg's strict supervision. Some of them were for one or two pianos, but others used an instrumental ensemble in which a piano and a harmonium supplied any missing harmonies or details.
full review here;Mahler: Symphony No 4 (arr. Stein); Debussy: Prélude à l'Après-Midi (arr. Sachs) ? review | Music | The Guardian