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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Mahler Symphony No. 1

An expert interpreter of Mahler's symphonies, CSO Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink leads the triumphant First Symphony, the work that introduced Mahler's staggering talent to the public. According to the Chicago Tribune, "Haitink's reading was warmly expansive and beautifully played." The Chicago Sun-Times noted, "Haitink and the CSO demonstrated confidence, vigor and ease... and brought the capacity crowd to its feet for a five-minute series of ovations."

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This stereo hybrid SACD can be played on any standard CD player, but also contains a special five-channel mix within the SACD layer to help reproduce the precise acoustic signature of the performance space. For more information about this technology, please visit the Sony Super Audio page at sonymusic.com/sacd.