Symphony No. 6
MahlerFest XVI, Symphony No. 6 and "Ruckert Lieder"; performed in 2003. MahlerFest audience Lucille Beer, mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera). This 2-CD set includes recordings of both versions of the symphony's finale - the original version with three hammer blows, and Mahler's subsequent revision with two hammer blows. The demonstration-quality recording by Jerry Bruck is accompanied by liner notes on the fascinating compositional history and order of the inner movements as well as the question of the third hammer blow.
MahlerFest XVI, Symphony No. 6 and "Ruckert Lieder"; performed in 2003. MahlerFest audience Lucille Beer, mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera). This 2-CD set includes recordings of both versions of the symphony's finale - the original version with three hammer blows, and Mahler's subsequent revision with two hammer blows. The demonstration-quality recording by Jerry Bruck is accompanied by liner notes on the fascinating compositional history and order of the inner movements as well as the question of the third hammer blow.
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