Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde (2005)

• Music

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.

Rating

10 / 10 (1 votes)

Release date

November 22, 2005

Runtime

2h 56m

Language

English

Director

Humphrey Burton

Status

Released