Symphony No 9 in D major (Mahler)
from Mahler: Symphony No 9 (LSO0668)
1 Andante comodo [27'02]
2 Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers, etwas täppisch und sehr derb [15'10]
3 Rondo-Burleske: Allegro assai, sehr trotzig [12'35]
4 Adagio: Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend [24'24]
79 minutes 11 seconds 4 tracks
'The LSO’s playing is inspirational, both individually and corporately seemingly at one with its great conductor, virtually beyond criticism … nothing can detract from the excellence of this disc ...
'The inner movements bristle with existential alarm, and the exhausted collapse at the height of the Rondo Burleske is particularly well done … superbly played' (The Guardian)
'In Valery Gergiev's monumental version … the shadows are ever there, but void of undue sentiment or heavy-laden despair. The symmetry of this performance is overwhelming: the outer movements mou ...