With its beautiful slow movement, ‘Adagietto’, used in the film ‘Death in Venice’, this symphony achieved immortality and the widest listening public. But the rest of it too is wonderful stuff – dramatic, searing, thrilling. This is also one of its most dramatic performances and a benchmark in the discography of this work.
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta