{"product_id":"mahlers-breakdown-3","title":"Mahler’s Breakdown","description":"\u003cp\u003e“My fifth symphony is a cursed creation. Nobody gets it,” Gustav Mahler complained and revised the instrumentation of his work several times after its premiere in 1904. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “It was written for techno big bands, even though they simply did not exist back then,” as Jazzrausch Bigband founder and bandleader Roman Sladek puts it with a wink. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMahler’s Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary arrangement of the band’s chief composer, Leonhard Kuhn, and turns the symphony upside down: 110 years later, Mahler’s departure towards a new musical language is skilfully continued, just as his wish to fill the parts with soloists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the 50-minute techno version of the ‘Sinfonia Maledetta’, as an Italian copyist expressed it, Jazzrausch Bigband unleashes its instrumental versatility and sheer momentum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough their energetic improvisations, the 15 musicians take Mahler’s and Kuhn’s music into the here and now. A rave to enjoy listening to, a symphony to dance to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Act Music","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50430277943627,"sku":"2146355","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50430277222731,"sku":"2146354","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Mahlers_Breakdown_7a5b46ad_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726846558","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/mahlers-breakdown-3","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}