KONINKLIJK CONCERTGEBOUWORKEST

In 1903, Gustav Mahler conducted his own work with the Concertgebouw Orchestra for the first time. He was ecstatic about orchestra, choirs and audience: 'The music culture in this country is astonishing! The way these people can listen!' This association continued until Mahler's death in 1911 and was a starting point of the RCO’s great Mahler tradition. Since then all the RCO’s chief conductors had a very special relationship with Mahler’s music and each one added his own chapter to this continuing story. RCO Live’s 15CD Gustav Mahler – The Chief Conductor Edition features Willem Mengelberg, Eduard van Beinum, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly, Mariss Jansons and Daniele Gatti in live radio recordings from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw of all Mahler's symphonies including Das Lied von der Erde and Deryck Cooke’s realization of the Tenth Symphony. Most recordings appear for the first time on CD and the Third and Fourth Symphony are presented in brand new remasters. This box set will be available in a limited edition.