Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Live) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Mariss Jansons

• Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 3 in D Minor:
• 1 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: I. Kräftig, Entschieden (Live) 34:19
• 2 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Tempo di Menuetto - Sehr mässig (Live) 09:54
• 3 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: III. Comodo - Scherzando (Live) 17:37
• 4 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: IV. Sehr Langsam - Misterioso (Live) 09:01
• 5 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck (Live) 04:20
• 6 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: VI. Langsam - Ruhevoll - Empfunden (Live) 22:57
• Total Runtime 01:38:08

Info for Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Live)

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is steadfastly progressing with its Mahler cycle under the direction of its chief conductor Mariss Jansons. Following the releases of the First, Second, Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, the orchestra now turns its attention to the Third Symphony.

Jansons and his Amsterdam-based orchestra performed the Symphonies Nos. 2, 3 and 8 in the 2009–11 seasons as part of the full, chronological series of performances given by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies to commemorate his 150th birthday and the 100th anniversary of his death. The series is being performed under the direction of various conductors during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Once again, Jansons stands out in these performances with his astonishingly keen eye for the minutest details. Like no other, Jansons possesses the ability to integrate all this beautiful detailing into the virtually infinite overarching climaxes that can make listening to Mahler’s symphonies such an exciting experience.

“Tuning and ensemble are close to ideal throughout, the brass playing, particularly from the horns, is a continuous joy, the strings are lush and opulent, and the woodwind solos are all distinctive...What makes Jansons' reading distinctive is the rubato he introduces into the second and third movements...The orchestra are on top form, and the superior audio works to everybody's benefit.” (Gavin Dixon, Classical Review)

“Quiet dynamic marking are scrupulously heeded, lending a Humperdinckian charm to its revels and linking the symphony to the German Wald, the lost world of magic and unreality...The Wunderhorn allusions in the third movement (to donkeys and asses of all species) are deliciously pointed, gracefully eliding their sardonic textual commentary.” (Gramophone)

“the RCO brass and string majesty remains a thing of wonder. Bernarda Fink brings real gravitas and weight to the Nietzsche text and, with the finale on the horizon, Jansons keeps it simple: let the music do the work; clear contours, deftly articulated.” (Classic FM)

Bernarda Fink, mezzo soprano
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Netherlands Radio Choir
Boys of the Breda Sacrament Choir
Rijnmond Boys’ Choir
Mariss Jansons, conductor

Recorded Live at Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 3, 4 and 5 February 2010

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