Symphony No 1 'Titan'

Album by Gustav Mahler & New York Philharmonic & Leonard Bernstein

Symphony No. 1, 'Titan', is the first symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1888. The work is a large-scale late-Romantic symphony characterised by expansive orchestration, folk-derived melodic material and stark dynamic contrasts, marking Mahler's emergence as a symphonic composer who expanded traditional symphonic form and orchestral colour.
First released: 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    I. Langsam: Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut Im Anfang sehf gemächlich
    15:08
  2. 2.
    II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    8:12
  3. 3.
    III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schelppen
    10:20
  4. 4.
    IV. Stürmisch bewegt - Energisch
    18:56

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