Mahler: Symphony No. 7

"The two Nachtmusiken and the shadowy Scherzo, they really become here that island of dreams once described by Mahler expert Richard Specht. The atmosphere of the second Nachtmusik becomes much more frightening in Haitink’s performance than in other interpretations, but contains that wistfulness that expresses mourning for the ‘lost paradise’ in all of Mahler’s works." (BR Klassik)