Symphony no. 5

Album by Gustav Mahler & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

Symphony No. 5 is a symphony by Gustav Mahler, completed in 1902 and first performed in 1904. Scored for a large orchestra, it juxtaposes a sombre funeral-march character with expansive lyrical and contrapuntal writing and marks a transition toward denser orchestration and structural experimentation in Mahler's middle period.
First released: 2nd March 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 5: I. Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt
    12:54
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt. Mit größter Vehemenz
    15:18
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell
    17:40
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
    11:55
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro - Allegro giocoso. Frisch
    14:41

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