(Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde)

Content: For his audio-visual recordings of both Das Lied von der Erde and the songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Leonard Bernstein turned to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, an ensemble with which he had a decades-long relationship. For this live recording made at the Frederick Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv of Mahler’s 1908 work – a part symphony, part song cycle setting fin-de-siècle German translations of Chinese poetry – the conductor is joined with two of the greatest singers of the time: tenor René Kollo and mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig, who features in the final song of the work, “Der Abschied” – a heartbreaking farewell that lasts as long as all five other movements put together.

Countries:

Genres:

Music,

Documentary

Runtime:

68 minutes

Directors:

Humphrey Burton

Actors:

Self (conductor)

Self (mezzo-soprano)

Self (tenor)

Crews:

Director