Mahler: Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Minor (Completed D. Cooke, 1976) [Live]

Featuring

Thomas Dausgaard
Seattle Symphony
Gustav Mahler

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Composition History

Alma Mahler, the composer's wife, initially withheld the unfinished score of the Tenth Symphony for over a decade before deciding it deserved to be heard.

Composition History

Deryck Cooke, a respected authority on late-Romantic music, created a 'performing edition' of Mahler's Tenth Symphony by fleshing out the composer's sketches, a process he refined over 25 years.

Recording & Production

This recording was made live in concert at the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington, in November 2015.

Performer Biography

Thomas Dausgaard, the conductor on this album, is renowned for his creativity, innovation in programming, and extensive catalogue of critically acclaimed recordings, including over 50 CDs.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mahler's Tenth Symphony is considered his most self-dramatizing work, with naked words in the margins hinting at his emotional state and symbolism.

Performer Biography

The Seattle Symphony is an internationally acclaimed orchestra known for innovative programming and an extensive recording history, with nearly 150 recordings and multiple Grammy Awards.

Composition History

Gustav Mahler did not live to hear his Tenth Symphony performed, but he did complete its outline, with some movements almost fully orchestrated and others in short score.