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Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly
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Gramophone Magazine, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2015, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2016, Winner - Video Performance
The Leipzig players do [Chailly] proud. There are so many stunning solos, from tenor horn at the start to the first trumpet who never splits brilliant top notes in the finale, that names should...
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2015, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2016, Winner - Video Performance
The Leipzig players do [Chailly] proud. There are so many stunning solos, from tenor horn at the start to the first trumpet who never splits brilliant top notes in the finale, that names should...
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“It is my best work, with a primarily cheerful character”. This was Gustav Mahler’s assessment of his Symphony No. 7, which was also highly regarded by Arnold Schoenberg, who said, “I had an impression of absolute peace based on artistic harmony. Something able to set me in motion without recklessly unsettling my center of gravity.” Riccardo Chailly, in his internationally acclaimed interpretations of Mahler’s symphonies – which he and the Gewandhaus Orchestra are bringing together in a complete cycle – focuses on the musical qualities of the works, eschewing false pathos and sentimentality while giving up none of the music’s dramatic intensity.
“Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, in which the composer pulled out all expressive stops and revealed himself to be an innovative modernist, has seldom been as persuasive and direct as in Chailly’s interpretation”, said the Frankfurter Neue Presse.
Picture Format Blu‐ray: NTSC 16:9, Full HD
Sound Formats Blu‐ray: DTS HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo
Region Code: 0 (worldwide)
Running Time: 83:35 min
Disc Format: BD 25
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Gramophone MagazineDVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Gramophone MagazineDecember 2015Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards2016Winner - Video Performance
February 2016
The Leipzig players do [Chailly] proud. There are so many stunning solos, from tenor horn at the start to the first trumpet who never splits brilliant top notes in the finale, that names should have been given in the booklet…even in a field of remarkable performances - this of all symphonies requires a terrifying amount of preparation - there's none better than this one.
International Classical Music Awards 2016
Chailly seems to constantly remember that Mahler himself spoke about the ‘predominantly cheerful, humorous content’ of this Symphony. Taking great care over details and transparency, he also enables the marvellous Gewandhaus Orchestra to display the whole range of colours which make its sound so warm and full-blooded.
