Mahler: Symphony No. 9 on Period Instruments Mahler Academy Orchestra & Philipp von Steinaecker

• Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No. 9 in D Major:
• 1Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: I. Andante comodo: No. 1, Andante comodo05:46
• 2Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: I. Andante comodo: No. 2, Etwas frischer02:27
• 3Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: I. Andante comodo: No. 3, Plötzlich sehr mäßig und zurückhaltend02:55
• 4Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: I. Andante comodo: No. 4, Mit Wut. Allegro risoluto04:15
• 5Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: I. Andante comodo: No. 5, Schattenhaft02:03
• 6Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: I. Andante comodo: No. 6, Bewegter03:08
• 7Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: I. Andante comodo: No. 7, Wie von Anfang01:57
• 8Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: I. Andante comodo: No. 8, Plötzlich bedeutend langsamer und leise06:00
• 9Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: II. Ländler: No. 1, Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb02:38
• 10Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: II. Ländler: No. 2, Pocco piu mosso subito02:16
• 11Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: II. Ländler: No. 3, Tempo III. Ländler, ganz langsam01:39
• 12Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: II. Ländler: No. 4, A tempo II02:49
• 13Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: II. Ländler: No. 5, Tempo I. Wie zu Anfang01:29
• 14Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: II. Ländler: No. 6, Tempo II01:28
• 15Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: II. Ländler: No. 7, Tempo I. Subito03:09
• 16Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: III. Rondo Burleske: No. 1, Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig01:51
• 17Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: III. Rondo Burleske: No. 2, L’istesso tempo (I)01:14
• 18Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: III. Rondo Burleske: No. 3, Sempre l’istesso tempo01:23
• 19Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: III. Rondo Burleske: No. 4, L’istesso tempo (2)01:39
• 20Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: III. Rondo Burleske: No. 5, Etwas gehalten02:49
• 21Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: III. Rondo Burleske: No. 6, [Clarinets]01:56
• 22Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: III. Rondo Burleske: No. 7, Tempo I. Subito02:38
• 23Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio: No. 1, Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend04:03
• 24Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio: No. 2, Plötzlich wieder langsam (wie zu Anfang) und etwas zögernd02:07
• 25Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio: No. 3, Molto adagio subito03:29
• 26Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio: No. 4, A tempo. Molto adagio02:13
• 27Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio: No. 5, Stets sehr gehalten01:42
• 28Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio: No. 6, Fliessender, doch durchaus nicht eilend01:35
• 29Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio: No. 7, Tempo I. Molto adagio05:10
• 30Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio: No. 8, Adagissimo04:08
• Total Runtime01:21:56

Info for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 on Period Instruments

This recording of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony is an event, because it was made with period instruments of the kind the composer used in Vienna. The Mahler Academy Orchestra set itself the task of reconstructing this instrumentarium and researching how musicians of the time played it: ‘We were struck during our rehearsals by the incredibly distinctive characterisation of the woodwinds, the shattering blare of the brass, the perfect balance between the instruments, and the pure and warm sound of the strings. . . They took Mahler’s brilliant orchestration to yet another level’, says Philipp von Steinaecker, artistic director of this ambitious ‘Originalklang’ (original sound) project and conductor of this orchestra, which brings some fifty young musicians into contact with the finest instrumentalists from the world’s leading formations (Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Wiener Symphoniker etc.). Together they made this historic recording in Dobbiaco-Toblach in Italy, where Mahler composed his monumental symphony in 1909, two years before his death.

Mahler Academy Orchestra
Philipp von Steinaecker, conductor

Philipp von Steinaecker
Drawing on a profound knowledge of musical style, Philipp von Steinaecker is a thoughtful, versatile conductor, whose reputation is growing steadily, whether for German Romantic, Second Viennese School or Baroque repertoire.

His extensive work focusing on historically informed performance practice inspired him to create the Mahler Academy’s ‘originalklang’ project, a critically acclaimed venture bringing together professionals and young musicians to rediscover the original sound of Mahler’s Viennese orchestra, using a carefully selected collection of period instruments.

Steinaecker’s list of orchestras continues to expand, and includes Antwerp Symphony, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Tokyo Metropolitan and Mahler Chamber Orchestra as well as the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, where he served as Principal Guest Conductor. He also brings his stylistic authority to opera, with critically acclaimed productions including Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, Die Csárdásfürstin at the Teatro Comunale in Bolzano, and Gounod’s La colombe at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana.

He has been profoundly influenced by the mentorship of Claudio Abbado, with whom he first worked as a cellist and founding member of Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and then as assistant and guest conductor of Abbado’s Orchestra Mozart. He also worked extensively with Sir John Eliot Gardiner as a member of the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique.

His discography includes recordings of Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation (nominated for International Classic Music Award 2015), Bruckner’s Symphony No.1, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and an album featuring a collection of arias by Mozart and Gluck with soprano Camilla Tilling.

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