Mahler 9 - Brussels Philharmonic & Kazushi Ono

Kazushi Ono places the ultimate sound cathedral on the music stand In the manuscript of his 'Ninth' and final symphony, written in the darkest period of his life, Mahler noted: “O Jugendzeit! Entschwundene! O Liebe! Verwehte! (O youth years, vanished! O love, blown away!)’ His favorite daughter died, the relationship with his wife Alma clouded, and he himself turned out to suffer from heart disease. In the monumental slow movements, he translates those personal tragedies into a deeply wistful ode to the beauty of life. But make no mistake: the work is just as much a celebration of that life, of his love for nature, of renewed strength. With death so near, Mahler created the ultimate hymn to life.