Mahler: Symphony No.9 [SACD Hybrid]

[Machine Translation] A page from a historical moment. Kobayashi performs Mahler's Symphony No. 9 for the first time with all his might! In January 2007, Kobayashi finally performed Mahler's Symphony No. 9 at the subscription concert of the Japan Philharmonic, a piece he had never performed before. The orchestra was enveloped in an unprecedented atmosphere with Kobayashi's single-minded determination, and the performance was full of magnificent tension right up to the last note of the Adagio. Kobayashi also expressed his feelings about leaving the Japan Philharmonic as music director.... The subscription concert was recorded live and urgently released about two months later. The performance echoes Kobayashi's heart, and can be said to be a spiritual dialogue with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, which he had worked with for several years. The recording also reveals Kobayashi's new challenge in music by playing Mahler No. 9.

歴史的瞬間の1ページ。小林、渾身のタクトで初のマーラーを振る! 2007年1月、日フィル定期公演にて、小林はかつて一度もタクトを取らなかったマーラーの交響曲9番をついに演奏した。渾身の気迫ともいえる小林の一念でオーケストラはかつてない雰囲気につつまれ、アダージョの最後の一音まで壮絶な緊張感に満ちた演奏を繰り広げた。また、小林は音楽監督として日フィルを離れるという想いも込めて・・・。その定期公演をライヴレコーディングによって収録し、約2ヶ月後に緊急リリース。小林の心の響き、数年間ともに歩んだ日フィルとの精神の語らいともいえる演奏が響く。またマーラー9番を振ることで小林の音楽に対する新たな挑戦がかいまみることのできる作品。