Mahler Academy Orchestra, Philipp von Steinaecker - Mahler: Symphony No. 5 on Period Instruments (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, GMW 44: I. Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt Streng. Wie ein Kondukt
02. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, GMW 44: II. Stürmisch bewegt. Mit größter Vehemenz
03. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, GMW 44: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell
04. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, GMW 44: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
05. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, GMW 44: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro - Allegro giocoso. Frisch

Following the critical and public success of Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, Philipp von Steinaecker and the Mahler Academy Orchestra continue their recording of Mahler’s symphonies on period instruments with the Fifth Symphony. For this recording, the new Breitkopf & Härtel Urtext edition was used, which includes the composer’s numerous corrections. The Mahler Academy Orchestra is part of the Gustav Mahler Academy in Bolzano, founded by Claudio Abbado. It brings together young professional musicians and experienced instrumentalists from Europe’s leading orchestras. Under the artistic direction of Philipp von Steinaecker and with an ensemble of instruments carefully replicating that of the Vienna Philharmonic around 1900, they return to the roots of Mahler-era performance practice and shed new light on these masterpieces. The Gustav Mahler Academy’s originalklang project is a co-production of the Busoni-Mahler Foundation in Bolzano and the Euregio Kulturzentrum Gustav Mahler Toblach Foundation. It is held under the patronage of Marina Mahler, the composer and Alma Mahler’s granddaughter, for whom the famous Adagietto from the Fifth Symphony was written after her meeting with Gustav in 1901.