Mahler: Symphony No. 1
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Berlin Phil Media GmbH
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I. Langsam. Schleppend – Immer sehr gemächlich
16:18
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II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell – Trio. Recht gemächlich
07:58
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III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
11:03
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IV. Stürmisch bewegt
20:23
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In a volcanic outburst of creativity, the 27-year-old Gustav Mahler wrote his First Symphony within just a few weeks. He then struggled significantly longer to find a definitive shape for this unprecedentedly novel work, which shook the musical public like an earthquake and divided heated tempers into Mahler lovers and Mahler loathers. No one was left cold by the overpowering sound of this work he initially entitled Titan (after Jean Paul’s novel). It begins as a quivering surface (“Wie ein Naturlaut” – “Like a sound of nature”) out of which motivic ideas emerge – fanfare and birdcall fragments from near and far, including an obstinate cuckoo – until a melody is articulated, derived from the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer), where it is sung to the words “Ging heut Morgen übers Feld…Wird’s nicht eine schöne Welt?” (“This morning I went across the fields…Isn’t the world looking lovely?”). In programmatic indications that he later withdrew, Mahler describes the movement as “the awakening of Nature after a long winter’s sleep”. The earthy ländler-scherzo is followed by a whimsical funeral-march parody based on a minor-mode version of the folksong canon Bruder Jakob (Frère Jacques). Naïve humour and obscure tragedy clash very much as in Jean Paul’s writings. The “horrifying outcry” that launches the finale definitively exposes the “lovely world’s” ambiguity. The violence of this last movement tears open a roaring abyss. According to Mahler, in the tumultuous masses of sound the “hero” – is it the composer himself? – is locked in a terrible battle “with all the sorrows of this world”. Then, almost imperceptibly, out of a reminiscence of the shimmering sounds of nature that began the symphony, a “victory chorale” takes shape and, with the mobilization of all forces, is elevated into a gigantic apotheosis. Mahler’s First: a hero’s life – or indeed a commedia humana? © 2020 Berlin Phil Media GmbH
1. Symphony No. 1: I. Langsam. Schleppend – Immer sehr gemächlich
- Primary Artist
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Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding - Orchestra
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Conductor
- Daniel Harding
- Music Publisher
- Public Domain
2. Symphony No. 1: II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell – Trio. Recht gemächlich
- Primary Artist
-
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding - Orchestra
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Conductor
- Daniel Harding
- Music Publisher
- Public Domain
3. Symphony No. 1: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
- Primary Artist
-
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding - Orchestra
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Conductor
- Daniel Harding
- Music Publisher
- Public Domain
4. Symphony No. 1: IV. Stürmisch bewegt
- Primary Artist
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Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding - Orchestra
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Composer
- Gustav Mahler
- Conductor
- Daniel Harding
- Music Publisher
- Public Domain Uk
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 4 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 55 minutes and 42 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 3000x3000 px
- Booklet
- Available in PDF format
- Max Quality
Studio Quality (Hi-Res)
24bit / 96 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
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- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- No lyrics found
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Classical, Orchestral, Modern Era, Orchestra
- Label
- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- Music Distribution Service
- Vital PIAS SPRL
- Country
Germany- Language
- No linguistic content
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Jun 24, 2021
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 4260716430003