Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3

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Performers:

Hanna Hipp
Philharmonia Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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on CD, demonstrated both its great class and ability this evening. In each of the movements there was continuous play between tension and relaxation. The intensity was palpable in every bow stroke, whether it was expressive legato, spine-tingling tremolo, or biting sul ponticello. The musicians kept cutting each other off purposefully. The light-footed motif of eight measures that in the first movement (

Release date: 22/05/2026

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on CD, demonstrated both its great class and ability this evening. In each of the movements there was continuous play between tension and relaxation. The intensity was palpable in every bow stroke, whether it was expressive legato, spine-tingling tremolo, or biting sul ponticello. The musicians kept cutting each other off purposefully. The light-footed motif of eight measures that in the first movement (

Mahler'sThird Symphony encompasses the whole world and is a grand fresco where nature, humanity, and spirituality converge on a cosmic scale. Under the direction of the combined orchestra of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia Chorus, and the Tiffin Boys' Choir, and with the deeply expressive voice of Hanna Hipp, Vasily Petrenko reveals the richness of this visionary pinnacle of late Romanticism.