Gustav Mahler (18601911) Symphony No.5 in C# minor.
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00:00 I. Symphony No.5 In Csharp MinorPart I_ 1. Trauermarsch. In Gemessenem Schritt. Streng.
Wie Ein Kondukt Plötzlich Schneller. Leidenschaftlich. Wild Tempo I
13:44 II. Symphony No.5 In Csharp MinorPart I_ 2. Stürmisch Bewegt.
Mit Größter Vehemenz Bedeutend Langsamer Tempo I Subito
28:59 III. Symphony No.5 In Csharp MinorPart II_ 3. Scherzo. Kräftig, Nicht Zu Schnell
47:02 IV. Symphony No.5 In Csharp MinorPart III_ 4. Adiagietto. Sehr Langsam
56:53 V. Symphony No.5 In Csharp MinorPart III_ 5. Rondo Finale.
Allegro Allegro Giocoso. Frisch Allegro Comodo (Subito) Allegro Molto

New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli
Recorded in 1969, Town Hall, Watford, Herfordshire
New mastering in 2020 by WMG / 2021 by AB for CM//RR
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Barbirolli has made one of the greatest recordings ever made of the Fifth, and he alone has undoubtedly pierced "all the contradictions" in an interpretation that combines intelligence with lyricism and warmth. The first movement opens with an impressive trumpet blast. It is a curtain raiser to a funeral march of terrifying power. The second movement opens with a veritable storm of sound. From this maelstrom emerges a theme that is constantly interrupted, mishandled, and broken by the intrusions of the march, as if several orchestras were vying with each other in warlike power. The Scherzo, the largest movement of the symphony, takes on the appearance of a kermesse and a general dance. The Adagietto was written for strings alone and harp: a "song without words". The beauty of the slow movement lies in the fact that the theme is never repeated in full. The harmonic friction born of distant tonalities provokes an impression of elongation of time. What could be more innocuous than the few notes in the opening bars of the Rondofinale? This allegro (followed by an allegro giocoso) conceals its true power.

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