Gustav Mahler: Adagiet... - concertgebouw Orchestra Willem Mengelberg - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Conductor Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951) was a stimulating force in the musical life of the Netherlands at the beginning of the 20th century. As conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, he transformed Amsterdam into a capital of the musical world. His famed interpretations of works by Richard Strauss, by J.S. Bach (St. Matthew Passion) and of the music by Gustav Mahler was acclaimed internationally. For many conductors, Mengelberg established an international standard of orchestral performance. Innumerable musicians around the world admired Mengelberg for his peerless interpretations. His introduction to Mahler’s Third Symphony in 1902, in Krefeld, Germany, was both lasting and decisive for Mengelberg’s artistic development. His intense interest in the music of his composing contemporaries never became comparable to his lifelong devotion to music by Mahler, with perhaps the sole exception of Strauss.

Label: Willem Mengelberg Stichting | Origin: Holland