Leonard Bernstein - Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Japan CD

Credits:

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Gustav Mahler

Description:

This is a recording from Bernstein's first completed cycle of Mahler symphonies. The energy and power of the music here, the outpouring of passion, even to the point of roughness at times, is exceptional, and is in sharp contrast to the more viscous and thicker expression of his later years. The immersion in the music, which can be described as nakedness, is unique to Bernstein, and the listener is swept up in the music without being able to deny it. Sony Music