Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (br)

NETHERLANDS RADIO CHOIR ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA

The prospect of a new Mahler recording by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra always manages to pique the interest of music lovers far and wide. This has to do with the quality of the orchestra itself, the rich acoustics of the hall with which it shares its name and the long connection it has enjoyed with the music of Gustav Mahler, who personally honoured the Amsterdam-based corps d’élite with four acclaimed guest conducting appearances between 1903 and 1909. The names of Gustav Mahler and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are inseparable. Willem Mengelberg's pioneering work and Mahler's own guest performances with the orchestra have laid the foundation under the Dutch Mahler cult and the RCO's Mahler tradition, that flourished ever since. During the past years Daniele Gatti has conducted strong and spectacular performances of four Mahler symphonies as a guest conductor. After the Fifth, Ninth, Sixth and Third, Gatti's first Mahler symphony as chief conductor was the Second Symphony. With this recording RCO Live is beginning a new Mahler cycle with Daniele Gatti. "Gatti's Mahler is astounding." (Volkskrant) "Gatti is a conductor who makes you reflect on what interpretation really is, should or could be nowadays." (NRC)

Price: $45.98