馬勒:第3號交響曲 澤維爾.羅斯 指輝 科隆古澤尼希管絃樂團 Francois-Xavier Roth / Mahler: Symphony No. 3

A masterpiece first played by the Gurzenich Orchestra

The premiere of Mahler's Third Symphony took place in June 1902 in Krefeld (not far from Dusseldorf), but it was indeed the Gurzenich Orchestra of Cologne which gave that first performance... greeted with acclaim – this was not always the composer's experience with his masterpieces. Originally conceived as a hymn to Nature, in which the inert chaos of the opening movement is gradually left behind, the work calls for enormous forces (large orchestra, women's choir, boys' choir, and contralto soloist) and at each hearing leaves an unforgettable impression on the audience. Such was the case in October 2018, when Francois-Xavier Roth led the esteemed successors of the work's first interpreters in this latest Mahler adventure.