Symphonie No. 9

by Gustav Mahler / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan

Symphonie No. 9 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: Austria
  • Length: 1:06:16
  • Community rating: 4.23/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Documenting a highly acclaimed 1982 Berlin Festival performance, this recording captures Herbert von Karajan leading the Berliner Philharmoniker through Mahler's final completed symphony. The interpretation is widely heralded for its staggering dynamic extremes and profound emotional depth, particularly in the devastatingly slow, transcendent strings of the final movement.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, death, instrumental, polyphonic

Tracklist

  1. Andante comodo
  2. Im Tempo eines gemütlichen Ländlers
  3. Rondo-Burleske
  4. Adagio

Credits

  • Gustav Mahler - primary artist, composed by
  • Herbert von Karajan - primary artist, conductor
  • Reinhild Schmidt - edited by [editing]
  • Dr. Christiane Jacobsen - editor [text editor]

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