Claudio Abbado conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s sixth symphony, the year before he became the orchestra’s Principal Conductor. Abbado here conducted the inner movements in scherzo/andante order, as in the first published edition.
1. Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber markig 0:00
2. Scherzo: Wuchtig 25:10
3. Andante moderato 38:29
4. Finale: Sostenuto – Allegro moderato – Allegro energico 55:25
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