Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

Overview

Beginning with the First Symphony, Bernstein reveals Mahler's position at the hinge of modernism, while emphasizing his emotional extremism. The uplifting Second "Resurrection" Symphony, with which Bernstein had an especially long and close association, is recorded here in a historic performance from 1973, set in the Romanesque splendor of Ely Cathedral. In the Third, Bernstein encompasses the symphony's spiritual panorama like no other conductor, with the Vienna Philharmonic players alive to every nuance.

Directed by Humphrey Burton

Top cast

Leonard Bernstein

Self - Conductor

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Sheila Armstrong

Self

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Janet Baker

Self

Christa Ludwig

Self

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London Symphony Orchestra

Self - Orchestra

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Vienna Philharmonic

Self - Orchestra

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