Valery Gergiev – World Orchestra for Peace at the BBC Proms Mahler Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
DVD
In celebration of its own 15th and Gustav Mahler´s 150th anniversaries, the unique World Orchestra for Peace performs Mahler´s pivotal 4th and 5th symphonies at the BBC Proms. Under the baton of its renowned conductor Valery Gergiev, the orchestra “gave exemplary performances”, as The Independent put it.Only gathering to perform on special occasions, the orchestra is an ensemble of leading players from the worlds finest orchestras. The World Orchestra for Peace was founded in 1955 by the late Sir George Solt, to reaffirm, in his words, “the unique strength of music as an ambassador for peace.”
- Genre: Concert
- Composer: Gustav Mahler
- Conductor: Valery Gergiev
- Orchestra: World Orchestra for Peace
- Artists: Camilla Tilling
- Production Year: 2011-02
DVD
- Catalog No.: 702608
- Running Time: 155 minutes
- Discs: 1
- Format: DVD9
- Subtitles: G
- Booklet Notes: E, G, F
- Audio: PCM Stereo, PCM 5.1
- Video: NTSC, 16:9
- UPC Code: 814337010263
- Region Code: 0 (worldwide)
- Bonus Material: Solti´s Vision The World Orchestra for Peace The first 15 years 1995 - 2010
- Subtitles Bonus: G