Mahler's 5th Symphony from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Mark Forrest concludes his week of specially recorded music from Europe and beyond, with a concert performance of Mahler’s 5th Symphony given by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at last year’s Salzburg Festival. We also hear from the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist Alexander Gavryluk in Grieg’s evergreen Piano Concerto, and Michael McHale plays Beethoven’s bittersweet “Pathetique” sonata. There’s a final highlight from the recent RNCM International Brass Band Festival in Manchester.

Including:

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Alexander Gavryluk (piano)
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Roderick Cox (conductor)

Georg Phillip Telemann: Sonata No.1 in A major, TWV. 43:A1
Ensemble Augelletti (New Generation Baroque Ensemble 2023-2025)

Philip Sparke: Ravelling, Unravelling
Cory Band
Philip Harper (conductor)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
Michael McHale (piano)

Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä (conductor)

Anton Bruckner: Locus iste
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Michael Waterman (leader)

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