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| Mahler - Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" / Claudio Abbado, Eteri Gvazava, Anna Larsson, Orfeon Donostiarra, Lucerne Festival Orchestra | 
| Actors: Claudio Abbado, Eteri Gvazava, Anna Larsson, Orfeon Donostiarra, Gustav Mahler
Studio: Euroarts
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 44747
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 86 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2053268
UPC: 880242532688
EAN: 0880242532688
ASIN: B000A16SIM
Release Date: August 16, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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 Spine tingling November 18, 2008
I own the audio-only recording of this performance available through BMG and bundled with Debussey's La Mer. Both performances are absolutely stunning! I have never heard more committed performances of any music before.
I own recordings of the Resurrection symphony by Klemperer, Solti, and Boulez, but none of them touch this one for sheer power, virtuosity, and wildness. Yes, wildness. There is something wild in this performance. But the Dionysian element is always kept under control - barely - and you get the impression of a bunch of world class athletes playing at the top of their game all at the same time. This is as close as I have heard music come to being a full on religious experience. I would compare this recording with what Solti and Chicago did with Wagner's Ring cycle back in the 60s or what Bernstein and the Vienna did with Das Lied von der Erde in 1966 - spine tingling!
Stuning Performance August 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
An Excelent DVD. Superb quality of sound and video.
If I compared it to the L. Bernstien performance Mahler - The Symphonies plus Das Lied von der Erde Boxset / Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, I say that I'm not qualified enough to say what Conductor or Orchestra are better, but I confidently can say that Abbado DVD has an incredible images, breathtaking sound Comparing to the Good image and a little bit harsh and dimm sound of the old performance.
 MAHLER AS ELEVATOR MUSIC May 6, 2008
3 out of 14 found this review helpful
Over the years I've acquired several CDs of Abbado conducting Mahler, more than enough to convince me that Abbado has no understanding of Mahler. Yet so many reviewers praised this DVD that I began to think I might be wrong, or that Abbado has matured. I wasn't. He hasn't. I'm at a loss to explain the rave reviews, save the one that calls this Second "transporting." Transporting it is, at least in the sense of being perfect elevator music. Abbado's Mahler is only for those who like their music fuzzy and unchallenging.
Ultimate Mahler May 4, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the finest recording of any Mahler work that I have ever seen and/or heard. Abbado's knowledge of the score is comprehensive and all of its contrasts and nuances are sculpted into a perfectly unified whole.
The tone quality, technic and phrasing of soloists, orchestra and chorus are always of the highest quality.
Claudio Abbado once stated that he was committed to conducting without "all that bullying." This is clearly discernible in both sound and sight throughout this state of the art video. Players who have worked under him describe his as the consummate gentleman.
The dimension of his leadership that affects me most deeply is his capacity to show where the music is headed rather than merely carving out successions of beats and measures. Consequently, changes of dynamics and tempo are always beautifully proportioned.
I cannot recommend this recording highly enough but I will keep trying to do so.
Vintage Claudio February 22, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have been a fan of Claudio since buying the vinyl of the Mahler 1st many years ago. I own all the Abbado Mahler symphonies on vinyl - and I also have all the Abbado DVDs available on EuroArts and can heartily recommend all of them.
Normally, I would not comment on these excellent performances but I really would like to "set the record straight" re the strange comment from one of the reviewers of this performance re Abbado vs Bernstein. I agree that all music is subjective but I would like to point out that it is not necessary to wave your arms about with great abandon in order to feel an empathy with the score.
Having seen many performances from Bernstein, I agree that the on-stage theatrics do in some way add to the performance. However, to assume that this is a requirement would mean that Sir Adrian Boult had absolutely no feeling whatsoever as his baton hardly moved at all! Abbado is in the same league as Boult - the gestures are for the orchestra when they need them - and one can see the pain on his face at the end of Mahler 2 and 6 when these symphonies are finally over. Just watch the orchestra - they are watching Abbado intently - this is the sign of a great conductor.
In contrast, I recently purchased the Nielsen symphonies on DVD - and the difference is striking. The performances are good - the arm waving is exceptional - but the orchestra appears to be taking no notice.
Make no mistake - this is not "clockwork" - Abbado is one of the best Mahler conductors around. In my humble opinion, he is the best - but each to his own. Buy this DVD - and be amazed. There are precious few DVDs of Mahler - and this one - as well as the Mahler 6th - are spine tingling. You will not regret it.
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