Symphony no. 3

Album by Gustav Mahler & Marjorie Thomas & Tölzer Knabenchor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Rafael Kubelík

Symphony No. 3 is the third symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1896. The expansive work features late-Romantic orchestration, extended forms and the incorporation of vocal and instrumental forces to evoke nature and philosophical themes, representing a significant expansion of Mahler's symphonic scope and programme-oriented approach.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 3: I. Kräftig. Entschieden
    31:26

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 3: II. Tempo di Menuetto. Sehr mäßig
    9:42
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 3: III. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast
    17:01
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 3: IV. Sehr Langsam. Misterioso. Durchaus ppp “O Mensch! Gib acht!”
    9:49
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 3: V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck “Es sungen drei Engel einen süßen Gesang”
    4:02
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 3: VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
    22:34

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