Name: Mahler-Symphony No. 9
Start: 1971-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1971-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Berliner Philharmonie

Organization

Conductor

Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra

Wiener Philharmoniker

Berliner Philharmoniker

Mahler-Symphony No. 9

Berlin

Germany

Berliner Philharmonie

The Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) brought the traditional genre of the symphony into the 20th century. Today his works form the standard repertoire of every major orchestra.

"I've been very busy and I'm just putting my hand on a new symphony. The work itself is a very favorable enrichment for my little family. It says something that I've had on the lips for a long time - perhaps (as a whole) most likely to put the 4th next to it (but completely different)", wrote Gustav Mahler.

The Ninth received its world premiere after Mahler's death in 1912 in Vienna under the baton of Bruno Walter. Loosely based on the titles that Mahler gave to his 3rd symphony, the title of the 9th symphony should be "What Death Tells Me". It seems as if Mahler foresaw the end of his own life.

"The first sentence is the most glorious thing Mahler wrote. It is the expression of an incredible love for this earth, the longing to live in peace on it, to pour it, nature, down to its deepest depths - before death comes." (Alban Berg)

Leonard Bernstein was the first conductor to record all of Gustav Mahler's symphonies not only on disc but also on video. The recordings, made between 1971 and 1985, are not only a unique musical document, but also contributed to a new understanding of Mahler's work.

"All Mahler symphonies, all Mahler works by the way, are full of extremes. Extremes in dynamics, in tempo, in emotional meaning. If the music is bare, then it is very bare; if it is dense and powerful, it is denser and more powerful than the Götterdämmerung as a whole; when it suffers, it suffers as has never been suffered in music." (Leonard Bernstein)

Mahler-Symphony No. 9: Concert Various

Public

Concert

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass

Singer

Countertenor

Soprano

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Tenor

Mezzo-soprano

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

English

Mahler-Symphony No. 9 by Various, From (1971/1971), Conductor Leonard Bernstein, Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues