Credits:

Manfred Honeck

Description:

The Mahler Series by this highly anticipated duo is finally kicking off!Released in September 2008, *A Heros Life* (OVCL-00338), conducted by Honeck and performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, *A Heros Life* (OVCL-00338), released in September 2008, was a contender for the 2008 Record Academy Award in the Orchestral Music category alongside Zvedens *The Rite of Spring*. Despite being the duos first recording together, it achieved the impressive feat of placing seconda true hidden gem known only to connoisseurs. Ahead of the 2011 Mahler Year, this duo has launched a complete symphony series. The landmark first release is Symphony No. 1, The Titan, which served as the inaugural concert marking Honecks appointment as music director. As before, Honeck strikes a balance between meticulous attention to detail and grand musical structure. As a native Viennese, his attachment to Mahler is par