Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (The Original Source Series): Vinyl LP Saxon ‘The Weight of the Woods’

‘The Weight of the Woods’ released via Island Records on 3rd April 2026

a band made up of people playing miniature instruments

Tim Barber

(first time on vinyl)

Having played at Coachella Festival for the first time this Spring

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (The Original Source Series): Vinyl LP Saxon ‘The Weight of the Woods’Claudio Abbado's recording of Mahler's Fourth Symphony with the Wiener Philharmoniker, made in 1977 at the Vienna Musikverein, captivates listeners with its warm, transparent sound and great attention to detail. The orchestra's characteristic sound and Frederica von Stade's sensitive solo voice in the final movement lend the work a special lightness. Abbado's sometimes unusual tempos open up new expressive spaces and give the interpretation a special