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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Music is the language of the heart and soulA portrait of Mariss Jansons
Mahler: | Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' |
This is the only available documentary about Mariss Jansons from his early career until present day. Jansons himself relates the story of his youth and education, historical footage shows the young maestro with his mentor Herbert von Karajan and taking his first steps towards an international career. Mariss Jansons is one of the leading conductors, performing with all the important orchestras in the world. Film maker Robert Neumüller observes Jansons in rehearsal for the New Year Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic, as well as working with the top orchestras he is currently heading, the Royal Concertgebouw and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. This 2 DVD-set includes a performance of Mahler Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” with Mariss Jansons conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra, one of the best orchestra’s in the world. “Mariss Jansons is one of the best orchestra builders around.” The New York Times “No conductor has a more extraordinary story to tell than Mariss Jansons.” The Independent Running Time Total: 147 Minutes Documentary: 53 Minutes Concert: 94 Minutes DVD: DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Subtitles Documentary and Symphony: Original language: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean subtitles “The humility everywhere apparent points to the fact that, while much in Jansons's background would indicate musical success...that success was far from assured...The presumptions in the documentary are put well into practice in Mahler's Second Symphony...Jansons deploys his stage forces with such seamless attention to the score that Mahler's eruptions become part of a preconceived plan and not spontaneous outbursts for their own sake.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2012 “Most valuable is the footage of his father, conductor Arvid Jansons, and of his own early days as a Herbert von Karajan protege...Of Jansons's humanity and penetrating gifts as a conductor we hear heartfelt testimony from the pianist Lang Lang...the Mahler film fully displays Jansons's passionate physical engagement with the music.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2012 *** “the excerpts included in the documentary give evidence of his talent. Yet this documentary also offers some insights into Jansons' artistic temperament, which support the music which he interprets so well...Jansons captures the style of the work from the start, with a dramatically charged interpretation of the opening funeral march...The visual aspects of the DVD fit the music, with crisp images, realistic color and well-thought videography.” MusicWeb International, July 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mariss Jansons conducts Mahler Symphony No. 2
Gustav Mahler’s gigantic Symphony No. 2 in C minor usually fi lls out a concert on its own. But in this recording with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) under its principal conductor Mariss Jansons, the work is introduced by an exquisite – and fi tting – choral work: A contemporary (1982) 16-voice arrangement of a song by Mahler, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, based on a poem by Friedrich Rückert and originally composed for voice and orchestra in 1901 – performed here by the superb Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir). The nickname “Resurrection” for Mahler’s Second Symphony is derived from the closing chorus of the last movement, in which Mahler set to music verses from Klopstock’s “Messias”. Although the symphony is a challenge to perform, due to the length of the work as well as the exceptionally large musical scoring, it has become part of the standard repertoire. The Second Symphony is a central work in Mahler’s oeuvre, a work whose Munich performance of 1900 brought him the long hoped-for recognition as composer. Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.0 Picture Format: 16:9, 1080i FULL HD Format: DVD 9 / NTSC Running Time: 96 mins FSK: 0 Region Code: 0 (DVD) Worldwide available | 
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| |  | Of Love, Death and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony
Mahler: | Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' |
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| |  | A Concert for New YorkIn Remembrance and Renewal - The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11
Mahler: | Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' |
The New York Philharmonic - America’s preeminent symphony orchestra - gave “A Concert for New York” to mark the tenth anniversary of the events of 9/11. What work could be better suited to the occasion than Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony with its “evocation of every aspect of life” and “its profound sense of hope”, as the Philharmonic’s Music Director Alan Gilbert put it? This concert became an unforgettable event, a “consistently impressive” performance with “gripping playing”, “magnificent” soloists and an “excellent” chorus (New York Times). BONUS (tbc): Alan Gilbert & Zubin Mehta about “A Concert for New York” Picture Format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sound Formats DVD: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Region Code: 0 (worldwide) Running Time: approx. 96 min (tbc) Running Time Bonus: approx. 15 min (tbc) Disc Format: DVD 9 FSK: 0 “Alan Gilbert has the right sense of momentum and expectation” BBC Music Magazine, January 2012 *** “Gilbert's is an account that, at least initially, seems determined not to wear its heart on its sleeve. But then it scarcely needs to...de Young's lustrous Wagnerian instrument makes an undoubted impact in the 'Urlicht' ...Roschmann's heartfelt contribution is another definite plus, pitch-perfect or not...However, this DVD release is not designed solely for those focused on music-making. Presentation and packaging signify a ritual of remembrance.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2012 “There's a certain interpretative cautiousness apparent in Gilbert's reading from the outset...The playing is very good throughout, and never lacks for conviction - this is a wonderful orchestra on excellent form - but what left me less satisfied was a shortage of imagination in Gilbert's conducting...Whatever reservations I might have about the performance are perhaps a side issue to the real significance of the event itself” International Record Review, February 2012 “Mahler’s extravagance must be appealing to DVD producers. With this music there’s a wide dynamic range and huge forces to watch...it’s predictably an emotive occasion. And Alan Gilbert’s performance is pretty sound, even if you crave a little more recklessness and excess. The recorded sound is a little raw, and you do get a feel for the sheer terror which this symphony can evoke” The Arts Desk, 14th December 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the oldest concert orchestra in the world, and their Music Director Riccardo Chailly have already acquired legendary status – glorious reviews and many awards for their recordings testifying to their continuing success. At Leipzig’s International Mahler Festival, to mark the centenary of Mahler’s death, they performed his monumental Second Symphony in the Gewandhaus – together with two marvellous soloists and choral forces quite beyond compare. About the final movement the composer said: “The increasing tension, working up to the final climax, is so tremendous that I don’t know myself, now that it is over, how I ever came to write it.” Picture Format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sound Formats DVD: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Region Code: 0 (worldwide) Running Time: 95:42 min “[Chailly] has turned wiry Gewandhaus strings into muscular proponents; the first real moment of magic is when he gives the cor anglais space to etch the Alpine idyll at the heart of the first movement...Chailly's facial expressions rightly express his sheer sense of visceral enjoyment...And Sarah Connolly's part in the proceedings is surprisingly intense” BBC Music Magazine, January 2012 **** “this one is something special. The acoustic of Leipzig's Gewandhaus hall is a star in itself: the offstage horn and trumpet fanfares sound as thrilling as the orchestra's playing, itself near-fabulous from start to finish...[Chailly's] conducting charts a wonderfully sure path through Mahler's epic conception. And in the 'Urlicht' movement Sarah Connolly's singing, like the orchestra's playing, is as moving and beautiful as it's possible to imagine.” Classic FM Magazine, February 2012 ***** “these are red-blooded performances. The Italian conductor has long been a respected Mahlerian, capable of welding the symphonies’ huge structures and quixotic moods into a coherent musical statement...Sarah Connolly deliver[s] a radiant “Urlicht”” Financial Times, 15th October 2011 **** “Chailly's Resurrection is unashamedly mainstream, more straightforward than Bernstein's, sunnier and more muscular than Abbado's, with forthright contributions from harp and percussion...the excellent Sarah Connolly provides a lovely, intimate reading of the 'Urlicht' and there is no lack of tension as the epic finale crashes in...Christane Oelze is outstanding too, at once bright and warm.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'Live 21st August 2003, KKL Luzern
Claudio Abbado conducting ‘his’ Lucerne Festival Orchestra, an exclusive ensemble of handpicked musical stars, with the bonus of exceptional soloists. The line-up of the band includes such luminaries as Ilya Gringolts and Sabine and Wolfgang Meyer, alongside members of the world's great orchestras. The cello section alone boasts Natalia Gutman, Clemens Hagen and Valentin Erben. Every recording of Abbado is an event and his best-selling recordings with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra have set new standards in the interpretation of Gustav Mahler as we approach the centenaries of his birth and death. His Mahler 3 is a best-seller and this Symphony, No. 2, is his personal favourite. "It's different having best friends together. Everyone is there to enjoy making music, to take pleasure, to play with enthusiasm, with passion. They are prepared to do any crazy thing I ask them for the sake of the music. To fly, to walk through fire." Claudio Abbado “It's good to have this incandescent performance back. If you have the CDs, it’s still worth getting the DVD to see Abbado in action, and to hear the Resurrection in surround sound.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2009 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Mahler: | Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' Live from the Philharmonie Cologne, 1st January 2006 |
“What a world this is that brings forth such sounds and shapes as its reflected likeness!” Gustav Mahler Recording Date: 2006 Place of recording: Live from the Philharmonie Cologne Running Time: 87 min. + Bonus 48 min Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Menu Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, I, SP Subtitle Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, I, SP Specials: Making of VISION OF MAHLER / Interview with Semyon Bychkov / “FACEDREAM” by Johannes Deutsch / Additional 2 Audio Discs | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin, 26-27 March 2005
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