Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler

Synopsis

Mahler’s unusually extended five-movement Symphony No. 7 is one of his most ambiguous and enigmatic and is therefore considered by many performers to be the most difficult. This recording is part of a Mahler cycle that Andris Nelsons, “one of the most celebrated conductors of our time” (Salzburger Nachrichten), and the Wiener Philharmoniker, the orchestra that Gustav Mahler himself conducted many times, have already been working on for a few years now and that will be continued for the next few years. Under Nelsons’ direction, the orchestra “performed magic in the Golden Hall. […] Magnificent strings, fabulous winds, accomplished melodic dialogues were heard in all five movements of the symphony. […] Rarely has one heard this work so finely chiselled, so dynamically balanced. An event.” (Kurier)

Additional Info

• No: A04050333
• Composer: Gustav Mahler
• Conductor: Andris Nelsons
• Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker
• Production year: 2023
• Run time: 01:28:00
• Director: Christoph Engel
• Producers: UNITEL, ORF III, Deutsche Grammophon, Wiener Philharmoniker
• Format: 4K