Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

1975
2h 48m
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Overview

Leonard Bernstein made these recordings during his wonderfully productive collaboration with the Wiener Philharmoniker in the mid-1970s when he was at the peak of his career. Humphrey Burton's direction is, as always, very fine, giving the viewer/listener both the larger picture and highlighting individual soloists, players or groups of musicians and, of course, the maestro. The video and audio tracks show their age, but are quite acceptable even for today's standards. Bernstein's Seventh is everything one could desire: dark and spooky, highly sensual, but also structurally strong and assertive where needed. Bernstein's reading does not gloss over breakdowns in tonality and the foreshadowing of later musical developments.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Deutsche Grammophon
Production Countries
Austria
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date July 17, 1975
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein

Self

Edda Moser
Edda Moser

Self

Judith Blegen
Judith Blegen

Self

Gerti Zeumer
Gerti Zeumer

Self

Ingrid Mayr
Ingrid Mayr

Self

Agnes Baltsa
Agnes Baltsa

Self

Kenneth Riegel
Kenneth Riegel

Self

Hermann Prey
Hermann Prey

Self

José van Dam
José van Dam

Self

Vienna Philharmonic
Vienna Philharmonic

Self

Key Crew

Humphrey Burton
Director