Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr.3 d-moll - Bernard Haitink, Berliner Philharmoniker, Jard van Nes
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Classical | Philips Digital Classics (1990)
The Symphony Nr. 3 by Gustav Mahler was written between 1893 and 1896. It is his longest piece and is generally considered to be the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, with a typical performance lasting around ninety to one hundred minutes.
This recording is also from Haitink's second Mahler-cycle with the Berliner Philharmoniker dating from 1990. Although the cycle was never finished (the project was aborted before Nrs. 8 and 9 were recorded), a few recordings stand out for their quality. Maybe not as good as his later live-performances with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, but still a very refined and powerfull reading of this work, ranking at the top.
Track listing:
Disc: 1
1. Kräftig. Entschieden
2. Tempo di menuetto. Sehr mäßig
3. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast
Disc: 2
1. Sehr langsam. Misterioso: O Mensch! Gib acht!
2. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck: Bimm bamm. Es sungen drei Engel
3. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
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