Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 ( Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Abbado)

Recorded live at the Lucerne Festival, Summer 2009 Concert Hall of the KKL Luzern, August 2009 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado conductor Chapters: 0:00 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 0:30 I. Langsam, schleppend 17:16 II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 24:50 III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen 36:19 IV. Stürmisch bewegt Watch this work performed by the Asian Youth Orchestra under the baton of James Judd: Whenever Claudio Abbado conducts the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, music lovers are in for a very special event. Such was the case in the summer of 2009 when the charismatic Italian conductor opened Lucerne s traditionrich Festival with a concert featuring Mahler s First Symphony and Prokofiev s Third Piano Concerto. In 2003 Abbado, together with Artistic and Executive Director Michael Haefliger, founded the orchestra, which consists of internationally renowned soloists and chamber mu br, br,