Considered one of the greatest orchestras in the world, The Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra is led by an equally illustrious conductor, Maestro Yuri Temirkanov. This CD presents the very first recording of a Mahler symphony done by this orchestra with Temirkanov, and it's also the very first recording of this orchestra done in Russia by an American record company. This was recorded during a concert performance at the Great Hall in Saint Petersburg which is renowned for its acoustics.