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Mahler: Symphony No.9

Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
Claudio Abbado

The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester was founded in 1986 at the initiative of Claudio Abbado and has since become the world’s best youth orchestra. Named after the great composer, the programme is marked by the special relationship between the maestro and the young orchestra and their relationship to Gustav Mahler. Claudio Abbado is undeniably the supreme Mahler conductor of our time and his long-time association with this repertoire culminates in this stirring performance of Mahler’s last Symphony, written shortly before the composer’s untimely death. Recorded at Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome 2004, the film vividly shows the joy, talent and professionalism of the young musicians drawn from all over Europe and their devotion to Claudio Abbado. A wonderful homage to orchestra, conductor, composer and, last but not least, to a triumphant master work - Gustav Mahler’s magnificent 9th symphony.

Repertoire

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No.9

Reviews
‘Together with conductor Claudio Abbado, the cream of young European musicians who make up this outstanding
orchestra infused the symphony with a luminosity that glowed with an inner brilliance.’ La Stampa

Facts DVD Blu-ray

Item number
2054008
UPC number
880242540089
Region code
0
Picture format
PAL 16:9
Sound format
PCM Stereo
Dolby Digital 5.1
dts 5.1
Release
Total running time
84 mins
Booklet notes
English, German
No. of discs
1
Recording
2004