Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Strauss - Järvi, OSR; Groves, Hampson (DVD)

The historic 2012 inaugural concert of Neeme Jarvi’s tenure as Music Director of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Shot live in 1080i high definition and directed by Jason Starr, the program features Mahler’s symphonic song cycle Das Lied von der Erde, with Metropolitan Opera stars Paul Groves, tenor, and Thomas Hampson, baritone. Järvi opens the concert with Richard Strauss’s tone poem Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration). With optional subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, and Japanese.
Dolby Digital Audio 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound, 92 minutes, Color, 16:9 widescreen, All regions
[Available as Blu-ray Disc; see below]

Part I
Richard Strauss
TOD UND VERKLÄRUNG, Op. 24 (23:38)

Part II
Gustav Mahler
DAS LIED VON DER ERDE
I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (9:19)
II. Der Einsame im Herbst (10:02)
III. Von der Jugend (3:26)
IV. Von der Schönheit (7:23)
V. Der Trunkene im Frühling (4:50)
VI. Der Abschied (29:33)

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Paul Groves, tenor
Thomas Hampson, baritone

(Live performance, September 2012, Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland)

A Co-production of RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Cultural Media Collaborative, and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, in partnership with Mezzo and 3sat, with the support of Association genevoise des Amis de l OSR, M. et Mme Trifon Natsis and Société Gustav Mahler de Genève

Producer and Director: Jason Starr
Copyright © 2012 RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - OSR
Creative Content © 2013 Video Artists International, Inc.

TOD UND VERKLÄRUNG composed by Richard Strauss. Copyright © 1890 by Josef Abil Musikverlag. Copyright © 1932 assigned to C.F. Peters Musikverlag.