Description
Gustav Mahler – Sinfonia N. 6 in A minor / DIMITRI MITROPOULOS / ORCHESTRA SINFONICA DELLA WDR / Audio CD
UPC 8025726223894
Product Details
- Label: Urania – Collana Italia
- Format: CD, Album, Mono
- Country: Italy
- Release Date: Live Recording, Cologne 1959
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Romantic Symphony
- Audio Quality: Digitally remastered in 24-bit/96kHz
- Recording Date: 1959 (live)
- Duration: Approx. 74 minutes
- Mono Recording
Overview
Experience the power and pathos of Mahler’s Tragic Symphony No. 6, conducted by the legendary Dimitri Mitropoulos. This live performance, captured in 1959 with the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, is a testament to Mitropoulos' profound understanding of Mahler’s emotional depth and structural complexity.
Remastered in 24-bit/96kHz quality, this Urania release preserves the raw energy and intimacy of the original mono recording while offering enhanced clarity. Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 unfolds through its dramatic allegro, stormy scherzo, heartfelt andante, and monumental finale, reflecting the composer's inner struggles and transcendent artistry.
Track Listing
- I. Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber – 18' 41"
- II. Scherzo. Wuchtig – 11' 37"
- III. Andante moderato – 14' 26"
- IV. Finale. Allegro moderato - Allegro energico – 29' 20"
Key Credits
- Composer: Gustav Mahler
- Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
- Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos
- Label: Urania, Collana Italia
- Recording Location: Cologne, 1959 (Live)
