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Mahler: Symphony No. 3
BR Klassik

Mahler: Symphony No. 3

Dramatic Triumphant Spiritual Uplifting
$29.99

Details

Composer
Gustav Mahler
Artist
Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Apr 05, 2024
Catalog #
BRK900194
UPC
4035719001945

About

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO) in 2024, the BR-KLASSIK label is releasing previously unreleased recordings of concerts worth listening to, available on CD and as a stream.

Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony remains today one of the greatest and most powerful creations of the Late Romantic period. The immense symphony, longer and more monumental than others, incorporates texts from the collection of poems by Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim entitled “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”. Composed over a period of four years from 1892 to 1896, with particular focus during the summers of 1895 and 1896 spent at the Attersee in Austria, it was premiered in its entirety on June 9, 1902, at the 38th “Tonkünstler Festival” in Krefeld. Mahler conducted the Städtische Kapelle Krefeld and Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchestra at this momentous event, which garnered great acclaim from his contemporaries. Between 1902 and 1907, the composer conducted his Third Symphony a further 15 times.

Among the symphony's six powerful movements, the slow fourth movement necessitates not only a large orchestra but also a mezzo-soprano solo for a setting of the “Midnight Song” (“O Man! Take heed!”) from Friedrich Nietzsche's poetical-philosophical work "Thus Spoke Zarathustra." In the cheerful fifth movement, the mezzo-soprano soloist is joined by a children’s choir and a female chorus for the song "Es sungen drei Engel" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn." The symphony presents a significant challenge for all its performers, and this concert recording from December 2010 features a prestigious lineup: Mariss Jansons conducting the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, with the Tölzer Knabenchor, and solo parts sung by Nathalie Stutzmann.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Kräftig - Entschieden 34:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Kräftig - Entschieden
    Duration
    34:14
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  3. Disc 2
  4. 1 II. Tempo di menuetto. Sehr mässig 09:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    II. Tempo di menuetto. Sehr mässig
    Duration
    09:48
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  5. 2 III. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast 17:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    III. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast
    Duration
    17:15
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  6. 3 IV. Sehr langsam. Misterioso 09:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    IV. Sehr langsam. Misterioso
    Duration
    09:21
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Nathalie Stutzmann
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  7. 4 V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck 04:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Nathalie Stutzmann
    Ensemble
    Tölz Boys' Choir, Frauenchor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  8. 5 VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden 22:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
    Duration
    22:32
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons