Mahler: Symphony No 9

Artists London Symphony Orchestra

€23,99 EUR

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When Gustav Mahler died in 1911, not quite 51 years old, he left two works complete but unperformed: the symphonic song-cycle Das Lied von der Erde (‘The Song of the Earth’) and the purely orchestral Ninth Symphony. When these works were heard for the first time, the year following Mahler’s death, listeners were struck by their intense preoccupation with mortality – clear enough in the texts of Das Lied von der Erde, and unmistakable in the expressive tone of the Ninth Symphony. Alban Berg, who adored Mahler, described the first movement as ‘the expression of an exceptional fondness for this earth, the longing to live in peace on it, to enjoy nature to its depths – before death comes. For he comes irresistibly. The whole movement is permeated with premonitions of death’.

Tracklist

Total time: 01:19:09

1. Symphony No 9 - Andante comodo

27:01

2. Symphony No 9 - Im Tempo eines gemaechlichen Laendlers

15:09

3. Symphony No 9 - Rondo-Burleske

12:34

4. Symphony No 9 - Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurueckhaltend

24:25

Additional Information

Label

LSO Live

SKU

LSO0668

Qualities

FLAC 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 64

Channels

2ch Stereo, 5ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround

Artists

London Symphony Orchestra

Composers

Mahler

Conductors

Valery Gergiev

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

DSD 64

Instruments

Orchestra

Release Date

January 15, 2016

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