BBC Proms 2016: Simon Rattle conducts Mahler 7

Synopsis

For the opening of his last season as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle chose Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7. Following the performance at the Philharmonie in Berlin, Rattle took his orchestra to London, to present Mahler’s mighty work to his new concert audience from next year on. Indeed it was Mahler’s music that initially led Rattle to the idea of pursuing a career on the podium. And it was an interpretation of Mahler’s 7th that made a significant contribution to the Berliner Philharmoniker selecting the maestro as their chief conductor. “The Berliner Philharmoniker led off in ravishing brass colours that punched the air with exalted penetration before softening to an equally glorious restraint. Thereafter, with dynamics that turned on a sixpence the symphony held together as persuasively as I’ve heard it” (Bachtrack). PROGRAM: Boulez: Éclat, Mahler: Symphony No 7 in E minor

Additional Info

• No: A025501580000
• Composer: Gustav Mahler
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Production year: 2016
• Run time: 01:34:00
• Producers: A co-production of BBC and Berlin Phil Media
• Format: HDTV 16:9