Aufnahme Recorded live at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 21/22 February 2013 As Riccardo Chailly points out, The Fifth begins with a dark, gloomy, & tragic tone, but then is enlivened in the Scherzo & Adagietto, & eventually ends with a more positive character in the Finale
- perhaps for the last time in Mahlers life. The Adagietto is a revelation, a spiritual oasis. It is not & expression of pain, but rather Mahlers declaration of love to Alma
- a song without words. With the Gewandhaus Orchestra, Chailly gives the piece & unsurpassed intensity of sound & emotional expression. He achieves a compelling arc of tension in which the symphonys unique fascination unfolds. The Wiener Zeitung characterized Chaillys interpretation as impressive with powerful & unreserved intensity.