With this release, the Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov embark on purportedly the first Mahler cycle since Vaclav Neumann's on Supraphon thirty years ago. This fact has been cited as an impetus to begin this cycle, along with the usual claim to the orchestra's pedigree in Mahler (Mahler was Bohemian by origin and premiered the 7th symphony with this orchestra).