Experience the powerful and emotive sounds of Mahler's Symphony No. 5, performed by the renowned Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of maestro Hartmut Haenchen. This captivating CD features a selection of tracks that showcase the orchestra's exceptional musicianship and Haenchen's masterful interpretation of Mahler's iconic work. From the hauntingly beautiful Adagietto to the triumphant finale, this album is a must-have for classical music enthusiasts seeking a truly exceptional listening experience.
A great version, spacious and powerful, with a strong personal stamp from the intepreter, the unique sound of the Vienna Philharmonic, and some uniquely revelatory details of interpretation.
In his 1995 BBc television essay examining the roots of Mahler's inspiration Leonard Bernstein talks, plays, and conducts the London Symphony, Vienna, and Israel Philharmonic orchestras. "Mahler himself is the doomed little drummer boy from the Knaben Wunderhorn longing for redemption… An exciting voyage of discovery". (Süddeutsche Zeitung) .
"Fascinating… Bernstein manages to explain even the most complex musical concepts clearly and graphically". (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
Led by Lorin Maazel, the Philharmonia Orchestra are captured at their very best in these live performances of Mahler's Nine Symphonies. Recorded in concert at London's Royal Festival Hall, the symphonies include performances by soloists and ensembles including Sarah Connolly, Michelle Deyoung, Philharmonia Voices and the BBC Symphony Chorus. Praise for these performances has been near universal…'You get that audience perspective as if you were sitting in the hall, and its got all the energy and focus of a live or concert recording.' (BBC Radio 3) '…Maazel could sustain this score in a way that seemed to transcend reality…a tremendously moving experience.' (Classical Source) 'an extraordinary reading of the Ninth…a performance touched by greatness.' (Musicweb International).
The life and work of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) in a film biography by Franz Winter, shot at the original locations – with previously unpublished original material – based on Uri Caine's engagement as a composer with the music of Mahler. This film covers the composer’s youth, his times in Prague and Attersee, his engagements at the opera halls of Budapest and Vienna, his marriage to Alma Mahler, the death of their daughter Maria Anna, his period in New York, his work on the Tenth Symphony, and his death. Jazz pianist/composer Uri Caine brings an eclectic array of disciplines and influences to his music. His own Jewish heritage, his classical and jazz training, and his interest in electronics combine in ambitious hybrids that are often challenging but always inventive.
You will probably be as incredulous as I was to learn that the greatest cycle of Mahler symphonies comes not from any of the usual suspects - Abbado, Bernstein, Chially, Haitink, Kubelik, Rattle, Sinopoli, Solti, Tennstedt - but from the unsung Gary Bertini, who spent the better part of his career as music director of the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra. Unlike any of those more publicized sets, each of which includes a misfire or two, Bertini is consistently successful from first to last; his performance of each of these works can stand comparison with the very best available.
Eri Klas (07.06.1939 – 26.02.2016),Chief Conductor of the Theatre in 2006–2011 , is an outstanding modern conductor, a People's Artist of the USSR, a professor. Upon graduation from the Tallinn Conservatory (G. Ernesaks class) in 1964, Eri Klas became a trainee at the Leningrad Conservatory (with N. Rabinovich) and at the Bolshoi Theatre (with B. Khaikin). Eri Klas began his conducting career at the Estonia Opera and Ballet Theatre (where he worked for 30 years, for 20 of which being the music director and the chief conductor) and for 10 years he collaborated with the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.