Gramophone Magazine
August 2021
Recording of the Month

Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kirill Petrenko

If one sought a musical manifestation of all the painful expe-riences and tragic failures of European history in the early 20th century, it would be impossible to overlook the symphonies of Gustav Mahler. Here, there is no harmony where discord is more fitting. Here, life cries out, with all the conflict and joy it proffers humanity. In their performances, Kirill Petrenko and the Bayerisches Staatsorchester have enabled these experiences to resonate in remarkable fashion. What better way to launch the Bayerische Staatsoper’s new label than with this outstanding live concert recording. - Nikolaus Bachler (General Manager, Bayerische Staatsoper)

"Petrenko has a way of hearing deep into textures and harmonies that is at times really quite startling. He gives us X-ray ears." - Gramophone Magazine, August 2021.