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MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 5
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Composed in 1901 and 1902, Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 is a pivotal work both with respect to the composer’s life and creative legacy. Opening with a well-known trumpet call, Mahler’s Fifth is one of his most famous compositions. Composed as a large three-part structure in five movements, the work takes the listener from darkness to triumphant affirmation. Richard Strauss wrote to Mahler about the piece saying, “Your Fifth Symphony again gave me great pleasure in the full rehearsal, a pleasure only slightly dimmed by the little Adagietto. But as this is what pleased the audience the most, you are getting what you deserve.”
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NEW PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA CD RELEASE
MAHLER'S "RESURRECTION" SYMPHONY
One of the great Mahler conductors of our time, Christoph Eschenbach has a particularly close connection to the spiritually-charged healing qualities of Gustav Mahler's music. This release, with The Philadelphia Orchestra, of the Second Symphony ("Resurrection") follows their great recording of the Sixth Symphony of which ClassicsToday.com noted, "no Mahlerian will want to miss it!"
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BEETHOVEN, PROKOFIEV, and SCHUBERT
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In honor of The Philadelphia Orchestra's current tour to Europe and the Canary Islands, new recordings featuring Christoph Eschenbach are now available for download and purchase! Beethoven's Overture to Egmont, Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5, and Schubert's Symphony in C major ("Great") are all being performed on the tour, which is being led by Maestro Eschenbach. You can purchase these pieces and find out more about them by following the links above. You can also follow the Orchestra on its tour of Europe and the Canary Islands here.
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WELCOME CHIEF CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTIC ADVISER CHARLES DUTOIT
Recordings featuring Philadelphia Orchestra Chief Conductor and Artistic Adviser Charles Dutoit are now available for purchase and download. In January 2006 Maestro Dutoit conducted Ravel's La Valse, a piece originally written for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, and Mozart's "Haffner" Symphony. Both of these pieces are now available for purchase. In addition, another recording of Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks" Concerto conducted by Maestro Dutoit is now available. Additional recordings featuring Charles Dutoit will be available for purchase and download in the near future.
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NEW PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA RELEASES
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Also now available for purchase and download is Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. This November 2007 performance features Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim as soloist. The 2008-09 season marks his 10th year as concertmaster. Mahler's Symphony No. 1 conducted by Eschenbach in 2004 is also now available.
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HAYDN'S SYMPHONY NO. 86
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Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 86 was composed in 1786 as one of the six "Paris" symphonies written for the Concert de la Loge Olympique. The piece is one of Haydn's most dynamic compositions. It also includes trumpets and drums, a unique feature shared only by one other "Paris" symphony, Symphony No. 87, to lend the work a stately brilliance. Haydn scholar H.C. Robbins Landon calls it "perhaps the greatest of the 'Paris' symphonies: certainly the most majestic in its quick movements, the most profound in its slow."This Philadelphia Orchestra recording of Haydn's Symphony No. 86 was recorded in 1996, and is conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch.
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THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND ONDINE RECORDS
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The Philadelphia Orchestra's partnership with Ondine Records has produced seven outstanding recordings, with additional releases on the way! These CDs feature works by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Mahler, and Saint-Saëns, among others. Philadelphia Orchestra CDs make great gifts, and subscribers receive 10% off all CD purchases! Find out more about these recordings by clicking here.
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