A masterpiece first played by the Grzenich-Orchester. The premiere of Mahler's 'Third Symphony' took place in June 1902 in Krefeld (not far from Dsseldorf) but it was indeed the Grzenich-Orchester of Cologne who gave that first performance, greeted with acclaim. This was not always the composer's experience with his masterpieces. Originally conceived as a hymn to nature, in which the inert chaos of the opening movement is gradually left behind. The work calls for enormous forces (large orchestra, women's choir, boys' choir and contralto soloist) and, at each hearing, leaves an unforgettable impression on the audience. Such was the case in October 2018, when Franois-Xavier Roth led the esteemed successors of the work's first interpreters.
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