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Mahler: Symphony No 1 – LSO Live

Mahler: Symphony No 1

  • Catalogue Number LSO0663
    UPC 822231166320

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

    Recorded January 2008, Barbican, London

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

  • **** ‘[The performance] adopts a relentless rhythm, lively tempos, and is distinguished by the excitement of accents, and disdain for any destruction.’
    Le Monde de la Musique

    ‘The result, with the LSO playing with marvellous expressiveness and energy, is irresistible, at once disciplined and joyfully spontaneous.’
    Sunday Times

£8.99

Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra


Mahler completed his First Symphony at the age of 24 and the work was considered a remarkable achievement, especially for someone so young. The symphony was originally conceived as a tone poem in the form of a symphony. Mahler drew inspiration from nature and described the epic final movement as a journey ‘from inferno to paradise’.


Composer   Mahler
Conductor   Valery Gergiev
Performers   London Symphony Orchestra

Track list
1. Symphony No 1 in D Major 'Titan': I. Langsam. Schleppend – Im Anfang Gemächlich
2. Symphony No 1 in D Major 'Titan': II. Kräftig Bewegt, Doch Nicht Zu Schnell – Trio: Recht Gemächlich – Tempo Prim
3. Symphony No 1 in D Major 'Titan': III. Feierlich Und Gemessen, Ohne Zu Schleppen
4. Symphony No 1 in D Major 'Titan': IV. Stürmisch Bewegt

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