On the 7th September 2002, Simon Rattle took up the post of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Berliner Philharmoniker, to which he was elected in 1999. The inaugural concert programme includes Mahler's Fifth Symphony, which was recorded live for this DVD. Read more
| Starring | Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker |
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| Genres | Music/Musical |
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On the 7th September 2002, Simon Rattle took up the post of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Berliner Philharmoniker, to which he was elected in 1999. The inaugural concert programme includes Mahler's Fifth Symphony, which was recorded live for this DVD.
| Starring | Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker |
|---|---|
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Released | DVD: 16 Dec 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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I simply can't imagine anything surpassing the combination of Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker/Mahler in any way and I feel extremely unworthy writing something about this to make sense. I am a great great fan of Gustav Mahler and have come across many versions of his symphonies. I simply find this the best recording of this particular symphony, even better than good old Lenny's version and well worth owning. You certainly won't regret this one!!
Disc 1 is fine. I didn't much care for the Ades piece, but it's mercifully short. The Mahler is a fine performance with Rattle on top form, and followed by an interesting interview with the maestro. But I can't see the point of disc 2, which seems to consist of nothing but an audio performance of the symphony - no video, no intro, no extras, nothing - it might as well have been an audio CD. I didn't hear the performance through, and although the movements were listed at the beginning I couldn't access them individually. It was all or nothing. Disc 1 is all you need.