Salonen Conducts Rondo-Burleske from Mahler’s Symphony No. 9

OVERVIEW

Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the CSO — one of the world’s great Mahler orchestras — in the composer’s Ninth Symphony, his final completed work before his tragic death at the age of fifty. The Ninth reflects Mahler’s personal turmoil and spiritual uncertainty as he faced his own mortality. The result is a profound and fearlessly introspective symphony containing some of the most devastatingly beautiful music he ever composed. This excerpt was recorded on Thursday, May 17, 2018.

PERFORMERS

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor