Chailly conducts Mahler – Symphony No. 2

Synopsis

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and their Music Director Riccardo Chailly have 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 Mahler’s monumental Second Symphony in the Gewandhaus – together with two marvellous soloists and choral forces quite beyond compare.

Additional Info

• No: 9559
• Composer: Gustav Mahler
• Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
• Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Chorus: MDR Rundfunkchor, Berliner Rundfunkchor, GewandhausChor
• Artists: Christiane Oelze, Sarah Connolly
• Production year: 2011
• Run time: 01:36:00
• Director: Henning Kasten
• Producers: Accentus Music in coproduction with MDR/arte
• Format: HDTV 16:9