Mahler considered his Seventh Symphony to be his best work and described it as having a cheerful character.
Recording & Production
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, led by Iván Fischer, was listed among the ten best orchestras in the world by Gramophone Magazine's international survey in 2009.
Composition History
Mahler's Seventh Symphony was first performed in 1908 in Prague, with the composer himself conducting the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Compositional Technique
Mahler's Seventh Symphony uses an enormous orchestra, including novel instruments such as the tenor horn, mandolin, guitar, gong, tambourine, and cow bells.
Performer Biography
Iván Fischer, the conductor, is a founder of the Hungarian Mahler Society and Patron of the British Kodaly Academy.
Performer Biography
Iván Fischer, the conductor, is the founder and Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra since 1983 and Honorary Conductor of Berlin's Konzerthaus and Konzerthausorchester.
Performer Biography
Iván Fischer, the conductor, has gained renown as a composer, with his works performed in the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Germany, and Austria.
