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"... convincing is his super-articulate launch of the finale, the whole movement splendidly vivid ..." - Gramophone "There’s refreshingly little of the routine here ... the strangeness, the quirkiness of Mahler’s vision are gently highlighted, the whole aided by gorgeously idiomatic orchestral playing full of refreshingly old world sonorities ... there are flashier, noisier, more flamboyant (versions of the Symphony No. 1) around. But this one is excellent and won’t give you tinnitus." - The Arts Desk "... one of the most romantic, ardent and gorgeously played yet controlled Mahler (Symphony No. 1) I’ve heard. The studio recording is terrific. Most openings to this symphony are beautiful, but this one is really beautiful, as exemplified by the dramatic way Luisi takes us to the first theme, which is played with liquidity and interspersed with the sweetest of sweet trumpet commentaries. This is one of the best (versions) out there." - American Record Guide Famed opera conductor Fabio Luisi joins the Vienna Symphony on Mahler's Symphony No. 1, a work that foreshadows many of the hallmark musical features that would reappear on Mahler's later masterpieces. Appropriately, this 2012 studio recording of Mahler's first symphony marks the first release on the orchestra's own record label.