MAHLER / SYMPHONY NO. 6 IN A MINOR
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance of
Mahler’s deeply tragic Sixth Symphony, under the
direction of CSO Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink,
is now available to the world on the CSO Resound
label. According to the Chicago Tribune, Haitink’s
Mahler 6 “felt so right—[with its] accumulation of
massive physical power, the feverish buildup of
heroic optimism and its crushing defeat with each
fatalistic blow, [and] the magnifi cent intensity of the
CSO’s playing.” The Chicago Sun-Times noted, “When
have the two trios of the blazing Scherzo movement
sounded so gentle, like lullabies? When has the
Andante felt so personal?”
“Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 6 is played
by Haitink and the CSO with a transparency,
even a delicacy, that seems to stop time.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“Big and assertive... Seldom has the voice of
fate sounded so terrifying.”
—Chicago Tribune
This stereo hybrid SACD can be played on any standard CD player, but also contains a special five-channel mix within the SACD layer to help reproduce the precise acoustic signature of the performance space. For more information about this technology, please visit the Sony Super Audio page at www.sonymusic.com/sacd.
