Symphonie No. 6 / Rückert-Lieder

Album by Gustav Mahler & Hanna Schwarz & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

Symphonie No. 6 and the Rückert-Lieder are orchestral and vocal works by Gustav Mahler, composed in 1903–1904 and 1901–1902 respectively. The Sixth Symphony is a large-scale late-Romantic orchestral work characterised by intense orchestration, driving rhythms and tragic thematic development, while the Rückert-Lieder are intimate orchestral songs with refined harmonic language and introspective lyricism, together marking a crucial stage in Mahler's transition between expansive symphonic argument and more inward vocal expression.

Symphonie No. 6 / Rückert-Lieder by Gustav Mahler - album cover

First released: October 1988

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Disc 1

1.
Symphonie No. 6 in A minor "Tragische": I. Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber markig
23:35
2.
Symphonie No. 6 in A minor "Tragische": II. Scherzo. Wuchtig
13:18
3.
Symphonie No. 6 in A minor "Tragische": III. Andante moderato
15:53

Disc 2

2.
Symphonie No. 6 in A minor "Tragische": IV. Finale. Allegro moderato - Allegro energico
30:56
3.
Rückert-Lieder No. 1: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
1:32
4.
Rückert-Lieder No. 2: Liebst du um Shönheit
2:14
5.
Rückert-Lieder No. 3: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
7:04
6.
Rückert-Lieder No. 4: Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
2:54
7.
Rückert-Lieder No. 5: Um Mitternacht
6:09