Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 9 on Period Instruments Artist: Philipp von Steinaecker Label: Alpha Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 3701624510575 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2024-06-21 Number of Discs: 1
This recording of Mahler's Ninth Symphony is an event, because it was made with period instruments of the kind the composer used in Vienna. The Mahler Academy Orchestra set itself the task of reconstructing this instrumentarium and researching how musicians of the time played it: 'We were struck during our rehearsals by the incredibly distinctive characterisation of the woodwinds, the shattering blare of the brass, the perfect balance between the instruments, and the pure and warm sound of the strings... They took Mahler's brilliant orchestration to yet another level', says Philipp Von Steinaecker, artistic director of this ambitious 'Originalklang' (original sound) project and conductor of this orchestra, which brings some fifty young musicians into contact with the finest instrumentalists from the world's leading formations (Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Wiener Symphoniker etc.). Together they made this historic recording in Dobbiaco-Toblach in Italy, where Mahler composed his monumental symphony in 1909, two years before his death.
Tracks: 1.1 Symphony No. 9 in D major~I. Andante comodo. Andante comodo 1.2 Symphony No. 9 in D major~I. Andante comodo. Etwas frischer 1.3 Symphony No. 9 in D major~I. Andante comodo. Plötzlich sehr mäßig und zurückhaltend 1.4 Symphony No. 9 in D major~I. Andante comodo. Mit Wut. Allegro risoluto 1.5 Symphony No. 9 in D major~I. Andante comodo. Schattenhaft 1.6 Symphony No. 9 in D major~I. Andante comodo. Bewegter 1.7 Symphony No. 9 in D major~I. Andante comodo. Wie von Anfang 1.8 Symphony No. 9 in D major~I. Andante comodo. Plötzlich bedeutend langsamer (Lento) und leise 1.9 Symphony No. 9 in D major~II. Ländler. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb 1.10 Symphony No. 9 in D major~II. Ländler. Poco più mosso subito 1.11 Symphony No. 9 in D major~II. Ländler. Tempo III (Ländler, ganz langsam) 1.12 Symphony No. 9 in D major~II. Ländler. A tempo II 1.13 Symphony No. 9 in D major~II. Ländler. Tempo I (wie zu Anfang) 1.14 Symphony No. 9 in D major~II. Ländler. Tempo II 1.15 Symphony No. 9 in D major~II. Ländler. Tempo I. Subito 1.16 Symphony No. 9 in D major~III. Rondo Burleske. Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig 1.17 Symphony No. 9 in D major~III. Rondo Burleske. L'istesso tempo (1) 1.18 Symphony No. 9 in D major~III. Rondo Burleske. Sempre l'istesso tempo 1.19 Symphony No. 9 in D major~III. Rondo Burleske. L'istesso tempo (2) 1.20 Symphony No. 9 in D major~III. Rondo Burleske. Etwas gehalten 1.21 Symphony No. 9 in D major~III. Rondo Burleske. (clarinets) 1.22 Symphony No. 9 in D major~III. Rondo Burleske. Tempo I. Subito 1.23 Symphony No. 9 in D major~IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend 1.24 Symphony No. 9 in D major~IV. Adagio. Plötzlich wieder langsam (wie zu Anfang) und etwas zögernd 1.25 Symphony No. 9 in D major~IV. Adagio. Molto adagio subito 1.26 Symphony No. 9 in D major~IV. Adagio. a tempo (Molto adagio) 1.27 Symphony No. 9 in D major~IV. Adagio. Stets sehr gehalten 1.28 Symphony No. 9 in D major~IV. Adagio. Fliessender, doch durchaus nicht eilend 1.29 Symphony No. 9 in D major~IV. Adagio. Tempo I. Molto adagio 1.30 Symphony No. 9 in D major~IV. Adagio. Adagissimo
