Mahler: Symphony 4, Schoenberg / Abbado

Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major Juliane Banse (soprano) Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5

What makes Abbado’s Mahler performance so remarkable is that their impact is never achieved at the expense of the multiple sensitivities, subtleties and extreme sophistication. Mahler’s Fourth Symphony and Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande are performed by one of the world’s leading youth orchestras: The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. Includes an introduction to Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande by Alberica Archinto and Elli Stern, offering fascinating insights into this unparalleled composition. DVD release comes right in time for the 80th Anniversary Celebrations of Claudio Abbado and will be accompanied by the other EuroArts June releases: Claudio Abbado Special Anniversary Box and the Abbado Beethoven Box. Picture format Blu-ray Disc: 1080i Full HD Sound formats Blu-Ray Disc: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio Region code: All (worldwide) Subtitles: English, French, German Booklet notes: English, French, German Runnning time: 113 mins

Price: $25.98