Symphonie no. 1

Album by Gustav Mahler & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

Symphony No. 1 is the first symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1888 and first performed in 1889. The work employs late-Romantic orchestration, broad dynamic contrasts and folk-influenced melodies, bridging his earlier Lieder-based writing with the large-scale, programme-inflected symphonic works that followed and marking an important early stage in his development as a symphonist.
First released: 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphonie Nr. 1 D‐Dur: I. Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut – Im Anfang sehr gemächlich
    16:21
  2. 2.
    Symphonie Nr. 1 D‐Dur: II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell – Trio. Recht gemächlich
    7:19
  3. 3.
    Symphonie Nr. 1 D‐Dur: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
    10:54
  4. 4.
    Symphonie Nr. 1 D‐Dur: IV. Stürmisch bewegt
    19:59

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