Description

Arthaus Mariss Jansons Conducts Brahms Symphony No. 2 and Janáček Glagolitic Mass

UPC: 807280168495

Product Features

Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Performances: Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 and Leoš Janáček Glagolitic Mass
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
Chorus: Bavarian Radio Chorus (Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
Soloists: Tatiana Monogarova (Soprano), WTA Prudenskaja (Mezzo-Soprano), Ludovit Ludromor (Bass), Peter Mikuláš (Bass), Iveta Apkalna (Organ)
Chorus Master: Peter Dijkstra
Video Director: Michael Beyer
Location: Live from the KKL Concert Hall, Lucerne, 2012
Format: DVD, NTSC, Region Code 0
Audio: PCM Stereo, DD 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Korean (Glagolitic Mass only)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Running Time: 88 minutes
Publisher: Arthaus Musik GmbH
Co-production: Bayerischer Rundfunk and Clasart Film- und Fernsehproduktions GmbH
Release Year: 2013
Made in Germany

Overview

This DVD captures a stunning live performance from the 2012 Lucerne Easter Festival, where conductor Mariss Jansons leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus through two masterworks: Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73, and Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass. This concert highlights the profound connection between Jansons and his orchestra, as noted by The Guardian, which praised the ensemble's "generous, warm and big-hearted" style. Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass, performed in Old Church Slavonic, reflects the composer’s deep ties to Slavic culture and is rendered with powerful dynamics and presence.

Interesting Facts

The Guardian described this performance as a "star event," underscoring the deep, mutual respect between Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Leoš Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass is unique in that it is composed in Old Church Slavonic, a language that had not been spoken for a millennium at the time of the Mass's creation. Janáček intended the Mass to symbolize unity among Slavic nations.
This performance was part of the prestigious Lucerne Easter Festival, known for showcasing world-class orchestras and soloists.
Michael Beyer, the video director, is known for his expertise in capturing the essence of live classical music performances, making this DVD not just an audio experience but a visual one as well.

Publishers

Arthaus Musik GmbH
Clasart Film- und Fernsehproduktions GmbH

From Backside:

A "star event" wrote The Guardian about the performance of Johannes Brahms Second Symphony with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Mariss Jansons. Recalling that this orchestra is now among the leading ensembles in the world. The Guardian asserted that "their style is generous, warm and big-hearted, their relationship with Jansons one of mutual adoration."
Leoš Janáček wrote his mass in a language last spoken about a thousand years ago. With the so-called Glagolitic Mass he wanted to emphasize the common bonds between the Slavic nations by writing the text in Old Church Slavonic, called "Glagolitic". In this "blistering performance" (The Guardian) filmed at the Lucerne Easter Festival 2012, the Bavarian Radio Chorus complemented the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Mariss Jansons to give a compelling reading with an enormous breadth of dynamics and an impressive presence, and with the Slovak-Russian quartet guaranteeing idiomatic soli" (Neue Zürcher Zeitung).