Symphony No. 6 in A minor

Album by Gustav Mahler & Philharmonia Slavonica & Hartmut Haenchen

Symphony No. 6 in A minor is the sixth symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, composed in 1903–04 and first performed in 1906. A large-scale late-Romantic work for expanded orchestra, it is characterised by sweeping orchestration, stark dynamic contrasts and the use of percussive hammer effects, and it occupies a central place in Mahler's middle-period output as an exploration of darker, tragic forces within the symphonic form.
First released: 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 6 in A minor: I. Allegro energico, ma non troppo
    21:56
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 6 in A minor: II. Scherzo (Wuchtig)
    12:35
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 6 in A minor: III. Andante moderato
    15:30
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 6 in A minor: IV. Finale: Allegro moderato
    28:58

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