Credits:

Herbert Blomstedt,Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Description:

[The beauty of Blomstedt's interpretation and ensemble is that he has created an austere, heavy sound that reveals a solid musical path and a clear interpretation that allows every note to function as a single piece of a larger structure with a purpose. He seems to have given the orchestra a shot of camphor, and the result is a very tight, taut, luminous, and majestic musical expression. --Jiro Kusano (from the liner notes) - DECCA 90th anniversary - Green color label coating - Rubidium clock cutting [Performed by] Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor. Recorded in Leipzig in January 1995 and June 1997

Tracklisting:

1 SYMPHONY NO.9 IN D MINOR 1:FEIERLICH. MISTERIOSO / Herbert Blomstedt
2 SYMPHONY NO.9 IN D MINOR 2:SCHERZO (BEWEGT. LEBHAFT)-TRIO (SCHNELL) / Herbert Blomstedt
3 SYMPHONY NO.9 IN D MINOR 3:ADAGIO (LANGSAM. FEIERLICH) / Herbert Blomstedt
4 ADAGIO FOR STRING ORCHESTRA IN G FLAT MAJOR THIRD MOVEMENT OF THE STRING QUINTET / Herbert Blomstedt