Mahler - Symphony No. 5 [180g Vinyl 2xLP]

Mahler - Symphony No. 5 [180g Vinyl 2xLP]

Details

• Format: 2xLP, Vinyl, Album
• Catalogue Number: ALPHA1154
• Barcode: 3701624511541
• Genre: Classical / Romantic
• Label: Alpha Classics
• Pressing: Vinyl 2xLP
• Condition: New & Sealed

Description

Mahler's Symphony No. 5 is one of the towering works of the orchestral repertoire, a vast emotional journey that moves from funeral march to triumphant finale across five movements and over an hour of music. This recording features Paavo Jarvi conducting the Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich on Alpha Classics.

The symphony opens with a stark trumpet fanfare leading into a devastating funeral march. The stormy second movement gives way to the massive, complex Scherzo at the work's centre. The famous Adagietto -- scored for strings and harp alone, and later used by Visconti in Death in Venice -- is one of the most beautiful slow movements in all symphonic music, a love letter from Mahler to his wife Alma. The Rondo-Finale brings the symphony to a blazing, contrapuntal conclusion. Jarvi's interpretation balances structural clarity with emotional intensity.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch - In gemessenem Schritt

Side B

1. Symphony No. 5: II. Sturmisch bewegt
2. Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo - Kraftig, nicht zu schnell (Part 1)

Side C

1. Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo - Kraftig, nicht zu schnell (Part 2)
2. Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto - Sehr langsam

Side D

1. Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale - Allegro

Credits

• Paavo Jarvi - Conductor
• Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich