Symphony No.9 on period instruments
MAHLER Gustav (1860-1911)
Mahler Academy Orchestra - Philipp von Steinaecker (Dir)
Label : ALPHA CLASSICS
Artikelnummer: ALPHA1057
1 CD Spielzeit : 081:56
CHF 22.50
This recording is an event, because it was made with period instruments of the kind Mahler used in Vienna. The Mahler Academy Orchestra set itself the task of reconstructing this instrumentarium and researching how musicians of the time played it: 'We were struck during our rehearsals by the incredibly distinctive characterisation of the woodwinds, the shattering blare of the brass, the perfect balance between the instruments, and the pure and warm sound of the strings