Composer: Gustav Mahler
Performer: Gerhild Romberger, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Cantemus Children’s Choir
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Channel
Catalogue: CCSSA38817
Release: 2017
Size: 4.37 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 3
01. I. Kräftig Entschieden
02. II. Tempo di Menuetto, Sehr mässig
03. III. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast
04. IV. Sehr langsam. Misterioso. Durchaus ppp
05. V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck
06. VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
“Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony, lasting one and a half hours or more, is not only his longest work but at the same time an exuberant and sunny ode to nature, mankind, the world and indeed life itself. And for this song of praise the composer requires both room and lavish means. No less than six movements, the richest of orchestral forces, and a contralto soloist and boys’ and women’s choirs whose sung texts help to bring across the symphony’s message, as in the Second Symphony and later in the Fourth and Eighth as well.” (From liner notes by Clemens Romijn)