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2023
Mahler : Symphonie no 5 en do dièse mineur by Rafael Payare and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Label: Pentatone
Cat number: 5187067
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ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
RAFAEL PAYARE

Recorded in August 2022, this album marks the beginning of a multi-year collaboration between Pentatone and the OSM. The Orchestra continues its rich recording tradition, begun in 1980, with what is now its 132nd album.

A work by a composer close to Maestro Payare’s heart, Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is deeply personal, written in the prime of the composer’s life. The extremes in the music—from the darkness of the funeral march to the ecstatic joy of the finale—faithfully reflect the highs and lows of his own life at the time of composition: from surviving a near-death experience to marrying his beloved Alma and being appointed Director of the Vienna Court Orchestra.

I could not be happier to be immersed in Mahler’s score with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Their technical finesse and their tonal colour, range and depth bring to life the vast musical canvas that the composer created. We invite you to experience Mahler’s rich and profoundly moving music with us.” — Rafael Payare, Music Director of the OSM

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April 18, 2023

“Mahler Symphony No. 5” is BBC Music Magazine’s Orchestral Choice of the Month

“Rafael Payare clearly sees this teeming, almost over-rich score as a vibrant, purposeful whole.”  Mahler Symphony No. 5, performed by Rafael...

 

May 10, 2023

Pentatone Takes 4 of the Top 10 Releases in RITMO’s May 2023 Issue

We are happy to announce that four Pentatone releases have been included in RITMO’s Top 10 albums this month and all albums received extraordinary 5-star...

 

May 16, 2023

Mahler 5 is Gramophone’s Editor’s Choice of the Month

“Rafael Payare and his Montreal Symphony players offer a reading of Mahler’s Fifth of intensity and rich orchestral exploration, a real marker in...