Mahler: Symphony No. 9 D Major
Sheet Music

SKU: NX.ACC30477

By Bamberger Symphoniker. By Gustav Mahler. Classical, Orchestral. Classical. Listening CD. Naxos #ACC30477. Published by Naxos (NX.ACC30477).

Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt.

For Gustav Mahler, composing his early symphonies meant ""building a world". His Ninth, however, seems more concerned with the deconstruction of this world - a look back, a long farewell. In the draft of his score, he noted words like ""O youth! Vanished! O love! Blown away! "". In 1909, his idyllic world was destroyed, having been diagnosed with a heart valve defect two years earlier - a disease that would ultimately lead to his death. While his last completed symphony still contains some folksy elements, Mahler composed a heartbreaking Adagio as its Finale. Herbert Blomstedt, Honorary Conductor of the Bamberger Symphoniker, guides the orchestra through this rollercoaster of emotions, ranging between deep sadness, comfort and melancholia. This exceptional recording is the first album release with the Bamberger Symphoniker and their honorary conductor Herbert Blomstedt.

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