Favourite Symphonies: Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler / Quadromania / membran International 4x Audio CD 2004 / 222189-444

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Gustav Mahler (German: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈmaːlɐ]; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect, which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century.

Tracklist:

CD 1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, KV 550

Symphony No. 41 In C Major, KV 551 'Jupiter'

CD 2

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 8 In B Minor, D 759 'Unfinished'

CD 3

Johannes Brahms

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

CD 4

Mahler Gustav

Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor

• Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor - Jane Glover, Mark Ermler, Claire Gibault, James Judd, Frank Shipway