Haitink & CSO / Mahler No.6

Saturday, February 9th 2008

MAHLER / SYMPHONY NO. 6 IN A MINOR
Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's performance of Mahler's deeply tragic Sixth Symphony, under the direction of CSO Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink, is now available to the world on the CSO Resound label.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Haitink's Mahler 6 “felt so right? [with its] accumulation of massive physical power, the feverish buildup of heroic optimism and its crushing defeat with each fatalistic blow, [and] the magnifi cent intensity of the CSO's playing.”

The Chicago Sun-Times noted, “When have the two trios of the blazing Scherzo movement sounded so gentle, like lullabies? When has the Andante felt so personal?”

Rich in tradition and innovative in vision, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a musical force in Chicago and around the world. The CSO has produced one of the most expansive discographies of any international orchestra, with more than 900 recordings since 1916. Recordings by the CSO have won 58 Grammy® Awards, more than any other orchestra in the world.

In 2007, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra continued its celebrated recording tradition by launching its new in-house recording label, CSO Resound.

CSO Resound features the sounds of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra today, with new recordings of thrilling live performances, featuring world-class conductors and guest artists. The name, CSO Resound, refl ects the distinct and powerful sound of the orchestra itself?an ensemble of musicians renowned for its sonic brilliance?as well as “re-sound,” as each recording will document and extend the experience of a unique concert event.

Mahler : Symphony No.6
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recording Date: 18,19,20,23 October 2007
Recording Location: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Producer: James Mallinson
Engineer: Christopher Willis
Editing Engineering: Classic Sound Limited