Mahler experienced writer's block while composing his Seventh Symphony, but found inspiration for the first movement's theme while crossing a lake by boat.
Performer Biography
Kirill Petrenko, the conductor on this album, has been chief conductor and artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic since 2019.
Recording & Production
This album marks the launch of a new in-house label, Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings, which will release a selection of archived recordings.
Performer Biography
The Bayerisches Staatsorchester was voted 'Orchestra of the Year' seven times in succession since 2013 by fifty international critics in Opernwelt magazine.
Composition History
Mahler composed his Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Symphonies as purely instrumental works, forming a 'triad' after his first four symphonies which often integrated the human voice.
Recording & Production
This recording is a live concert from the Nationaltheater in Munich, captured on May 28 and 29, 2018.
Performer Biography
The Bayerisches Staatsorchester, the orchestra on this recording, is one of the oldest in the world, tracing its origins back to the Munich court orchestra in 1523.
