Mahler Project
"...incisive and dramatic"
—The New York Times
Mahler's Symphony No. 5
Mahler's Fifth Symphony is all about action.
It's his breakthrough work a "foaming, roaring, raging sea of sound," he called it, a work of "dancing stars." The famed Adagietto was inspired by Mahler's love for his young wife Alma.
Press Quotes
"Tilson Thomas and the SFS are unflinching in their exploration of the work, with playing that is breathtaking in both its virtuosity and interpretive command... Grade A."
—Fort Worth Star Telegram
"The case can be made that the San Francisco Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas is currently the U.S.'s finest symphonic institution."
—The Absolute Sound
Release Date: October 10, 2006
BIN: 821936-0012-2-6