The names of Gustav Mahler and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are inseparable.
After the Fifth, Ninth, Sixth and Third, Gatti\'s first Mahler Symphony as chief conductor was the Second Symphony.
This recording marks the start of a new RCO Live Mahler cycle with Daniele Gatti..
During the past years, Daniele Gatti has conducted strong and spectacular performances of four Mahler symphoniesas a guest conductor.
Willem Mengelberg\'s pioneering work and Mahler\'sown guest performances with the orchestra have laid the foundations for the Dutch Mahler cult and the RCO\'s Mahler tradition thatflourished ever since.
The names of Gustav Mahler and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are inseparable