Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (with Score)

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (“Titan“) (with Score) Composed: 1884-88 Conductor: Michael Gielen Orchestra: SWR Symphonieorchester 00:00 1. Langsam, schleppend (Slowly, dragging) (D major) 15:41 2. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (Moving strongly, but not too quickly) (A major) 22:43 3. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen (Solemnly and measured, without dragging) (D minor) 32:32 4. Stürmisch bewegt (Stormily agitated) (F minor – D major) 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, i