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Mahler: Symphony No 7 – LSO Live

Mahler: Symphony No 7

  • Catalogue Number LSO0665
    UPC 822231166528

    James Mallinson producer
    Neil Hutchinson and Jonathan Stokes for Classic Sound Ltd balance engineers

    Recorded March 2008, Barbican, London

    DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording
    Notes in English / en français / auf Deutsch

  • BBC Music Magazine’s Disc of the Month
    'Right from the start, with those dark, dragging rhythms, there’s a sense that something special is afoot here ... Gergiev charts the whole labyrinthine course with thrilling assurance [whilst] the virtuosity and sensitivity of the London Symphony Orchestra – in solo or ensemble writing, or in rich tuttis – is a continual exhilarating delight.'

    ‘This is a terrific, gripping performance from Gergiev and the LSO of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, an edge-of-the-seat experience. [Gergiev] brings an almost palpable darkness, fear and mystery to the three central movements, giving an impression, in the central scherzo, of hot, tormenting laser lights darting in from all angles, and imbues the outer movements with an almost frenzied momentum.’
    The Times

    ‘There is no denying the brilliance of sound and execution [Gergiev] obtains from the LSO. Gergiev's interpretation of this wayward and fascinating symphony is exciting ... he casts quite a spell of lush romanticism.’
    The Sunday Telegraph

    'Thrillingly played.'
    The Guardian

    ‘Gergiev and a lively LSO sweep up the finale bells and whistles with exhilarating energy.’
    The Times

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Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra


The Seventh is often regarded as Mahler’s 'Cinderella' symphony and, after the tragic theme of the Sixth, proves far more enigmatic. The funereal march of the opening movement gives way to the serene Nachtmusik (night music) movements, and a ghostly scherzo before culminating in a feverishly joyful finale.


Composer   Mahler
Conductor   Valery Gergiev
Performers   London Symphony Orchestra

Track list

Symphony No 7 in E Minor:

  1. I. Langsam (Adagio) - Allegro con fuoco
  2. II. Nachtmusik. Allegro moderato
  3. III. Scherzo. Schattenhaft
  4. IV. Nachtmusik. Andante amoroso
  5. V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro ordinario - Allegro moderato ma energico

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