The prospect of a new Mahler recording by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra always arouses the interest of music lovers all over the world. This has to do with the quality of the orchestra itself, the rich acoustics of the hall with which it shares its name, and its long association with the music of Gustav Mahler, who personally graced Amsterdam’s elite orchestra with four celebrated guest conductorships between 1903 and 1909.

The names Gustav Mahler and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are inseparably linked. Willem Mengelberg’s pioneering work and Mahler’s own guest performances with the orchestra laid the foundation for the Dutch Mahler cult and the RCO’s Mahler tradition, which has flourished ever since. In recent years, Daniele Gatti has led strong and spectacular performances of four Mahler symphonies as guest conductor. After the Fifth, Ninth, Sixth and Third, the Second Symphony was Gatti’s first Mahler symphony as principal conductor. With this recording, RCO Live begins a new Mahler cycle with Daniele Gatti.

Tracklist

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor „Auferstehung“

1. Allegro maestoso
2. Andante moderato
3. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
4. Urlicht (Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht)
5. Im Tempo des Scherzo