Description
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Hommage a Bruno Walter - Izabella Simon, Denes Varjon, Piano 4 hands / Hungaroton Audio CD / HCD32863
UPC 5991813286321
Made in Hungary
“The harmonic quality and the inner freedom of the composition can be expressed very clearly through the possibilities of the piano. The personal meeting with Mahler's genius and his work was an inspirational journey and also a great adventure for us.” (Izabella Simon, Dénes Várjon)
℗ 2023 Fotexnet Kft., HCD 32863
The Symphony No. 1 in D major by Gustav Mahler was mainly composed between late 1887 and March 1888, though it incorporates music Mahler had composed for previous works. It was composed while Mahler was second conductor at the Leipzig Opera, Germany. Although in his letters Mahler almost always referred to the work as a symphony, the first two performances described it as a symphonic poem and as a tone poem in symphonic form respectively. The work was premièred at the Vigadó Concert Hall, Budapest, in 1889, but was not well received. Mahler made some major revisions for the second performance, given at Hamburg in October 1893; further alterations were made in the years prior to the first publication, in late 1898. Some modern performances and recordings give the work the title Titan, despite the fact that Mahler only used this label for the second and third performances, and never after the work had reached its definitive four-movement form in 1896.
Tracklist:
1. I. Langsam. Schlappend. Wie ein Naturlaut 14:34
Im Anlang sehr gemachlich
2. II. Kraftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 7:20
Trio. Recht gemachlich
3. III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen 10:52
4. IV. Strumfisch bewegt 18:12
TOTAL PLAYTIME: 50:58
- Piano - Izabella Simon, Denes Varjon
Recording producer: Zsuzsa Dvorák
Balance engineer: Domonkos Timár
Piano tuner: Attila Zolcsák (Steinway piano, 442 kHz)
Recorded on 3–5 December 2022 and 25-26 February 2023 at Rottenbiller Studio
Cover photo: Andrea Felvégi
Werk photo: Dávid Tóth
Design & prepress: Gergely Szabadi
Liner notes: Izabella Simon & Dénes Várjon
