Mahler, 6th Symphony

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Gustav Mahler’s Symphony n° 6, the “Tragic”, is unquestionably his most personal work. While the four movements and conclusion, revisiting the home key, suggest a return to the Classical form, its highly idiosyncratic and pessimistic quality anchor it firmly in modernity. Conducted by Jonathan Nott, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra reveals the full complexity of a work that prefigures the torment of the 20th century.