Leonard Bernstein – Mahler Symphony No. 5 (180g 2LP)

Deutsche Grammophon – DGLP95807
Leonard Bernstein conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker for this performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony on audiophile 180g vinyl.

Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was “one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history.”

“Bernstein at his exciting best…Fiery, demonic and triumphant, this is one of the benchmark Bernstein recordings.” -Michael McManus, Gramophone

“…everything here is underlined, every note given extra emphasis…” -Christopher Abbot, Fanfare

Features:
• 180g Heavyweight Vinyl Pressing
• Double LP
• Mastered from Original Sources
• Limited Time Download Card
• Gatefold Jacket
• Made in the E.U.

Recorded live September 1987 in Frankfurt am Main, Alte Oper.