Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Mahler 3rd

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3 in D: V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck, Valery Gergiev, conductor

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It is his longest piece and is the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, with a typical performance lasting around 90 to 105 minutes. It was voted the tenth-greatest symphony of all time in a survey of conductors carried out by the BBC music magazine. - Wiki

see also BBC Music Mag - conductor's poll of symphonies

Irina Makarova/Vladimir Spivakov [youtube]

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