Symphony No. 3

Album by Gustav Mahler & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra & Jesús López Cobos & Michelle DeYoung

Symphony No. 3 is a symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1896. The work employs very large orchestral forces, including chorus and an alto soloist, and exemplifies late-Romantic orchestral writing with expansive form, vivid orchestration and programme-inspired ideas, marking a development in Mahler's move towards extended scale and the integration of voices within the symphonic tradition.
First released: 1998

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 3: I. Kräftig. Entschieden
    1:35:40
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 3: II. Tempo di Menuetto. Sehr mäßig
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 3: III. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 3: IV. Sehr langsam. Misterioso
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 3: V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 3: VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden