MAHLER Symphony No. 1 / STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel

MAHLER

Symphony No.1 in D major

Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 4 December 1962

R.STRAUSS

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche op.28

Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 13 November 1962

BONUS

Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No. 5

Symphony Hall, Boston, 12 November 1963

Boston Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf

This series of DVDs will make the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this are available for the first time since they were broadcast. This rare material represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony and Erich Leinsdorf, and has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques. It is of exceptional musical interest and historic value.

The BSO’s Music Director for seven seasons, Leinsdorf had a long and distinguished career, having worked with Toscanini and Walter, conducting at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Cleveland Orchestra and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in addition to his tenure at the BSO.

Born in Mahler’s city, just over eight months after the composer’s death, Leinsdorf began his career as assistant to Mahler’s own assistant and protégé, Bruno Walter.

He played an important role in building an audience for Mahler’s symphonies during his tenure at the BSO, which came just before the Mahler boom in the 1960s.

Leinsdorf recorded all of Mahler’s symphonies apart from the Fourth for RCA Victor; recordings which became the benchmark both for sound and performance quality.

Intense, warm and expressive, his performance of Mahler’s First Symphony is an intensely personal account whilst Till Eulenspiegel – which was a party piece for the BSO during his tenure - is performed with great precision and finesse.

Sound format: LPCM Mono

Picture format: 4:3

Running time: 78’

Subtitles: n/a

Menu languages: English

Booklet languages: E/F/G

Region code: 0

Territory Restrictions: None

ICAClassics DVD ICAD5051