Resources for Orchestra of Life Session 3
Recording used in Session 3
This is an excerpt on Spotify.
To hear the whole piece, click on the “…” and choose “Play on Spotify.”
This is an excerpt on Spotify.
To hear the whole piece, click on the “…” and choose “Play on Spotify.”
Video Recordings of Pieces Used in Session 3
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 1 in D, Movement I!. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Klaus Tennstedt conducts Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1990
This is a fine recording (audio) of the Chicago Symphony at its best in the older version of Orchestra Hall. It was restored/remodeled shortly after this was recorded, opening 1997. The second movement begins at time marker 19:01. I highly recommend you watch the whole performance!
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor, Movement IV. Adagietto
The Maestro Leonard Bernstein conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in 1973
I love this video recording of the Adagietto and of Leonard Bernstein. In this presentation notice how Bernstein strongly gives the pulse of the piece while keeping the timeless feeling of the melody. Not only is he true to the demands of Mahler, but to the expressive power of the composition.
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor, Movement IV. Adagietto
Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a live performance on tour in Tokyo in 1986.
The videography of this recording shows the instricacy and focus required by orchestra and conductor. The breadth of sound of the CSO strings under Solti is “breadth-taking!” (pardon the pun)
More Resources
Here is a photo image of the first page of the score to the Adagietto movement with markings of the conductor, Willem Mengelberg.
Mengelberg score.
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