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 tradition-rich 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