Symphony no. 1

Album by Gustav Mahler & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop

Symphony No. 1 is the first symphony by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, completed in 1888. The work employs late-Romantic orchestral language, drawing on folk‑influenced melodies, expansive textures and stark dynamic contrasts, and it marks Mahler's emergence as a symphonist who fused song-like elements with large-scale symphonic form.
First released: 1st September 2012

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1: I. Langsam, schleppend
    16:21
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1: II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell - Sehr einfach und schlicht wie eine Volksweise
    8:41
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
    11:10
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1: IV. Stürmisch bewegt
    18:42

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