Gerard Schwarz has an extensive discography of over 300 releases and has received two Emmy Awards and thirteen GRAMMY® nominations.
Composer Biography
Gustav Mahler, the composer, hired Franz Lösch to build a 'composing hut' on the shore of the Attersee in Steinbach, Austria, in 1894.
Recording & Production
The Adagio from Mahler's Symphony No. 10 was recorded live at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, on June 5, 2009.
Recording & Production
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 was recorded live at Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UK, from November 20-23, 2002.
Composition History
Mahler's Symphony No. 3 originally included a closing section based on his 1892 song 'Das himmlische Leben,' which he later used as the finale for his Symphony No. 4.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mahler intended his Third Symphony to encompass the 'totality of existence,' from nature to the spirit, and initially named movements as conversations with parts of nature like flowers, animals, and man.
Performer Biography
Gerard Schwarz, the conductor on this album, served as Music Director of the Seattle Symphony from 1985 to 2011, raising the orchestra to international prominence.
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