MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 9 (Barenboim)
Orchestra:
Berlin Staatskapelle
Conductor:
Barenboim, Daniel
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Symphony No. 9 in D major
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin
Playing Time: 01:18:09
Television Director:
Morell, Andreas
Producer:
Herbst, Magdalena
Catalogue Number: A05017095
"Mahler created a new world with each of his symphonies (...) It is a fantastic journey for both of us". With these few words, Daniel Barenboim sums up the vast scope of a project undertaken with his friend Pierre Boulez: two very different world-class conductors tackle all nine completed symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) with one orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin. Performed as a complete cycle in Berlin, Vienna and New York, the concerts were a tremendous success. The Financial Times even wrote: "New York is going Mahler mad".
In addition to being a fascinating insight into Mahler's symphonic oeuvre, which allows the viewer to uncover the essence of Mahler's music, "The Mahler Project" also features a complete concert recording from the Berliner Philharmonie of the colossal Ninth Symphony, which is considered as the culmination of the Austrian composer's works. Conductor Daniel Barenboim delivers an interpretation which The New York Times proclaimed "a milestone for the Staatskapelle Berlin".
