Symphony No. 6

Album by Gustav Mahler & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Simon Rattle

Symphony No. 6 is a symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1904 and premiered in 1906. Scored for a large late-Romantic orchestra, it is characterised by stark dynamic contrasts, brooding harmonic language and vigorous rhythmic drive, and it occupies a central place in Mahler's middle-period output as an expansion of symphonic form and orchestral colour.
First released: 1st March 2024

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 6 in A Minor "Tragic": I. Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber markig
    24:15
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 6 in A Minor "Tragic": II. Andante moderato
    15:08
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 6 in A Minor "Tragic": III. Scherzo. Wuchtig
    12:53
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 6 in A Minor "Tragic": IV. Finale. Sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Allegro energico
    29:45

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