Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Wiener Philharmoniker & Andris Nelsons

• Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch:
• 1 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch: a. In gemessenem Schritt 01:16
• 2 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch: b. Etwas gehaltener 02:02
• 3 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch: c. Wieder etwas gehaltener 02:45
• 4 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch: d. Plötzlich schneller 00:48
• 5 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch: e. A tempo - f. Tempo I 01:49
• 6 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch: g. Schwer [15] - h. Klagend 05:47
• Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz:
• 7 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz: a. Stürmisch bewegt 01:28
• 8 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz: b. Bedeutend langsamer 02:30
• 9 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz: c. Tempo I subito 00:54
• 10 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz: d. Langsam aber immer 01:20
• 11 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz: e. Tempo moderato 01:37
• 12 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz: f. Plötzlich wieder bedeutend langsamer 01:37
• 13 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz: g-j. Tempo I subito - Etwas langsamer - Nicht eilen - Wuchtig 03:56
• 14 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz: k. Pesante 01:29
• 15 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz: l. Tempo I subito 01:51
• Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell:
• 16 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell: a-b. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell 02:33
• 17 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell: c. Etwas ruhiger 01:05
• 18 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell: d-e. Tempo I - Langsamer 01:50
• 19 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell: f. Etwas zurückhaltend 01:32
• 20 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell: g-h. Molto moderato - Nicht eilen 03:29
• 21 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell: i. A tempo molto moderato 01:14
• 22 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell: j-l. Poco rit. a tempo I - Nicht eilen - Vorwärts drängend 04:13
• 23 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell: m-n. Tempo I - A Tempo moderato 01:57
• 24 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell: o. Tempo I subito 01:00
• Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam:
• 25 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam: a-b. Sehr langsam - Wieder äußerst langsam 04:47
• 26 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam: c. Fliessender 01:57
• 27 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam: d. Fliessend 00:53
• 28 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam: e. Zurückhaltend 02:21
• 29 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam: f. Zögernd 02:28
• Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro:
• 30 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: a-b. Allegro - Allegro giocoso 01:20
• 31 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: c-d. Sempre l'istesso tempo - Grazioso 01:34
• 32 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: e. A tempo I 00:35
• 33 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: f. Sempre l'istesso tempo 01:19
• 34 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: g. A tempo 01:21
• 35 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: h-i. Sempre l'istesso tempo - Nicht eilen 02:15
• 36 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: j. Nicht eilen. A tempo 01:31
• 37 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: k-l. Plötzlich wieder wie zu Anfang - Unmerklich etwas einhaltend 02:36
• 38 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: m. Grazioso 02:08
• 39 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro: n. Sehr drängend 01:46
• Total Runtime 01:18:53

Info for Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Andris Nelsons recently won his sixth Grammy and now joins the Vienna Philharmonic in their long-awaited Mahler symphony cycle for Deutsche Grammophon: with a breathtaking interpretation of the Fifth Symphony, recorded at the Salzburg Festival in 2022. This single release captures the radiant sound of the orchestra and Nelsons' deeply human approach to Mahler's music - sometimes intimate, sometimes ecstatic, sometimes transcendent. The rousing intensity of the performance and the radiant Adagietto offer an exciting introduction to the forthcoming Cycle and promise one of the most important Mahler projects of our time.

Nelsons follows Mahler's multi-layered score with a fine sense of contrasts, transitions and emotional depth. The result is a reading that takes the drama of the work just as seriously as its lighter, almost enraptured moments enraptured moments.

This double-album release marks the start of Nelsons' Mahler cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic and invites you to rediscover one of the central works of the symphonic repertoire.

Wiener Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons, conductor

Andris Nelsons
is Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. These two positions, in addition to his leadership of a pioneering alliance between both institutions, have firmly established Grammy Award-winning Nelsons as one of the most renowned and innovative conductors on the international scene today.

Nelsons began his tenure as Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the 2014/15 season. This season, the BSO and Nelsons embark on a major tour throughout Asia, giving their first concerts together in Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong and Shanghai. The orchestra also continues its appearances at Carnegie Hall as part of the “Great American Orchestras” series, with a special concert performance of Act III of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde featuring Jonas Kaufmann. Since his appointment as Gewandhauskapellmeister in Leipzig in February 2018, Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester have completed a number of successful tours, including their first Asia tour together in May/June 2019, performing in Japan and China. This season, the orchestra looks forward to two European tours, which will include performances at the BBC Proms, the festivals in Salzburg and Lucerne, as well as Vienna’s prestigious Musikverein. October/November 2019 marks a special highlight for Nelsons, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Gewandhausorchester: three joint performances in Boston’s Symphony Hall will be given as part of the alliance between the two orchestras, and the Gewandhausorchester will perform additional concerts as part of BSO’s subscription series.

During the 2019/20 season, Nelsons continues his regular collaborations with the Wiener Philharmoniker, with whom he conducts the prestigious New Year’s Day concert in 2020, broadcast to millions across the world. Furthermore, in celebration of the composer’s 250th anniversary, the Wiener Philharmoniker and Nelsons present a cycle of Beethoven’s symphonies at the Musikverein and on tour at the Philharmonie de Paris, Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich, and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. Throughout his career, Nelsons has established regular collaborations with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Concertgebouworkest and has been a regular guest at the Bayreuther Festspiele and at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Andris Nelsons has an exclusive recording relationship with Deutsche Grammophon, which has paved the way for three landmark projects. Nelsons and the BSO partner on recording the complete Shostakovich symphonies and the opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District. The fourth and most recent instalment was released in February 2019. Each of the first three releases of the cycle have received Grammy Awards for Best Orchestral Performance, the third additionally winning in the Best Engineered Album, Classical category. Nelsons and the yellow label also have embarked upon a critically acclaimed project with the Gewandhausorchester that sheds new light on the symphonies of Bruckner, and pairs these distinctive symphonic pieces with works by Wagner. The most recent instalment was released in May 2019. Finally, Nelsons’ recordings of Beethoven’s complete symphonies with the Wiener Philharmoniker will be released in October 2019.

Born in Riga in 1978 into a family of musicians, Andris Nelsons began his career as a trumpeter in the Latvian National Opera Orchestra before studying conducting. He was Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from 2008-2015, Principal Conductor of Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Herford, Germany 2006- 2009 and Music Director of the Latvian National Opera 2003-2007.

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