Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

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Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde ()

Directed by Humphrey Burton

Music, Documentary · 1h 08m

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.

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Cast

Leonard Bernstein Self (conductor) Christa Ludwig Self (mezzo-soprano) René Kollo Self (tenor)

Crew

Director
Humphrey Burton

Details

Runtime
1h 08m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German