Symphony no. 5

Album by Gustav Mahler & The Philadelphia Orchestra & James Levine

Symphony No. 5 is the fifth symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1902. The work traverses a wide range of orchestral colours and moods, featuring prominent brass passages, expansive string writing and contrapuntal complexity; it represents a pivotal transition in Mahler's output from song-influenced orchestral textures towards a more abstract, purely instrumental symphonic approach.
First released: 1979

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 5: I. Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt
    13:00
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt. Mit größter Vehemenz
    14:55
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell
    17:39
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
    12:04
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro
    14:54

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