This album was recorded in January 2024 at Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul, South Korea.
Compositional Technique
Mahler's Symphony No. 1 incorporates a funeral march based on the children's folk tune Frère Jacques, set in a minor key.
Performer Biography
Under Jaap van Zweden's leadership, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra was named Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year in 2019.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mahler stated that the third movement of his Symphony No. 1 serves to remind the hero of "the misery, the whole distress of the world, with its cutting contrasts and horrible irony."
Performer Biography
Jaap van Zweden, the conductor on this album, was appointed the youngest-ever leader of Amsterdam's Concertgebouworkest at the age of 19.
Performer Biography
Jaap van Zweden and his wife Aaltje established the Papageno Foundation in 1997 to support families of children with autism, which now provides in-home music therapy.
