Description
Boston Symphony Orchestra - Mahler & Mozart: Klaus Tennstedt DVD
UPC: 5060244550728
Product Features
- Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
- Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Soloist: Phyllis Bryn-Julson (Soprano)
- Composers:Recording Date: January 15, 1977
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 "Haffner"
- Location: Symphony Hall, Boston
- Run Time: 77 minutes
- Format: DVD, NTSC, 4:3 picture format
- Audio: Enhanced Mono
- Region Code: All regions (Worldwide)
- Publisher: ICA Classics, 2012
Overview
This ICA Classics DVD presents the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the legendary Klaus Tennstedt, performing two of classical music’s greatest symphonic works: Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 "Haffner". Recorded live at Symphony Hall, Boston in 1977, this is the first public release of this historic performance, which captures Tennstedt in his prime, leading one of America’s premier orchestras.
The concert opens with Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, the joyful and energetic Haffner Symphony, performed with elegance and precision. The highlight of the DVD is Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, a masterful work that evokes both childlike innocence and profound depth. Phyllis Bryn-Julson joins the orchestra as the soprano soloist in the symphony’s final movement, bringing Mahler’s vision of heaven to life with her ethereal voice.
This rare audiovisual footage, restored for DVD release, provides a unique insight into Tennstedt’s deep emotional connection with the Boston Symphony Orchestra during a significant period of his career.
Track Listing
- Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G major (57:01)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 "Haffner" (20:55)
- Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano
Interesting Facts
- Klaus Tennstedt was renowned for his interpretations of the great German symphonic repertoire, particularly the works of Mahler, whose music he imbued with deep emotional intensity.
- This 1977 performance with the Boston Symphony Orchestra represents one of Tennstedt’s most important collaborations with an American orchestra, capturing him at the height of his career.
- Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, with its mystical final movement, features a text from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, a collection of German folk poems that Mahler often used in his works.
- This release also includes Mozart’s "Haffner" Symphony, a dynamic and festive work originally composed for a prominent Salzburg family celebration.
- The performance has been restored from archive footage, preserving the musical integrity while presenting an authentic visual experience from the late 1970s.
Publishers
- Published by: ICA Classics, under exclusive license from Boston Symphony Orchestra and WGBH Educational Foundation
- DVD Design and Development: Johannes Muller, msm-studios GmbH
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