Does Mahler’s Sixth Symphony foretell the tragedy of his later life, or does it have a more cerebral purpose? Whatever the composer’s motives for writing it, tragic it certainly is: driven, bitter and sweet by turns, and ending in devastation – utterly compelling.

Composer Gustav Mahler
Conductor Valery Gergiev
Performers London Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 6 in A Minor
1. I. Allegro Energico, Ma Non Troppo
2. II. Andante Moderato
3. III. Scherzo: Wuchtig
4. Symphony No 6 in A Minor: IV. Finale: Allegro Moderato

Release Date 31 March 2008
LSO0661 | 822231166122

Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Neil Hutchinson and Jonathan Stokes for Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded November 2007, Barbican, London

DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording

Booklet in English, French & German

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