Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado – Symphony No. 1

Gustav Mahler was 28 years old when he completed his first symphony in 1888. He had already made a name for himself as a conductor at the Leipzig Opera and now wanted to become known as a composer. His first symphony is called "Titan," named after a human giant from Greek mythology. But Mahler's first symphony is not just about a hero. Mahler himself writes of the "awakening of nature from long hibernation," of the continuation of life "in full sail." The idyll is disturbed more and more frequently, until finally, in the last section, "like a flash of lightning from a dark cloud," a somber theme of death unfolds 

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