Symphonie No. 4

by Gustav Mahler

Symphonie No. 4 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 January 2000
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: Austria
  • Length: 53:32
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conducted by Pierre Boulez with the Cleveland Orchestra, this highly acclaimed recording features a remarkably precise, unsentimental interpretation of Mahler's unusually lighthearted symphony. The performance is noted for its exceptional clarity and crystalline orchestral balance, intentionally stripping away the typical, heavy Romantic bombast. Featuring soprano Juliane Banse, it is a definitive, deeply analytical take on the classical masterpiece.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, instrumental, orchestral, symphonic, vocal, long-form

Tracklist

  1. 1. Bed盲chtig. Nicht Eilen (15:17)
  2. 2. In Gem盲chlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast (9:31)
  3. 3. Ruhevoll (Poco Adagio) (20:00)
  4. 4. Sehr Behaglich "Wir Genie脽en Die Himmlischen Freuden" (8:44)

Credits

  • Gustav Mahler - primary artist, composed by
  • Juliane Banse - primary artist
  • Pierre Boulez - primary artist, conductor
  • Johannes M眉ller - edited by
  • August Macke - painting
  • William Preucil - soloist, violin

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