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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde

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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde

10.0

2h 56m

2005

Synopsis

Filmed on tour at Berlin's Philharmonie, this account of the valedictory Ninth Symphony is an intense interpretation, expressing Bernstein's conviction that modern man had at last caught up with the message encoded in Mahler's last completed work. Having made his famous 1966 studio recording of "Das Lied von der Erde" in Vienna, Bernstein re-recorded this in Israel with the same searing subjectivity. René Kollo draws on the voice of a great Wagner tenor, while Christa Ludwig, the greatest exponent of the contralto songs at the time, is unbearably poignant in the final movement's fusion of elation and sadness.

Director

Humphrey Burton

Music

classical concert

Cast & Crew

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

as Conductor

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Vienna Philharmonic

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