{"product_id":"4260234830040-mahler-symphony-no-9","title":"Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Symphony No.9","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e Claudio Abbado and his hand-picked players of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra take their acclaimed Mahler cycle to a new level with this performance of the most complex and compelling of the symphonies, the intense, searching Ninth. Abbado brings all his renowned clarity of vision and the experience of a lifetime to this contradictory music half valedictory, half life-affirming and his orchestra of soloists, including some of the leading instrumentalists of our time, revels in the transparent textures and virtuosity of Mahlers last completed symphony. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e REVIEW \u003cbr\u003e The listener is rendered speechless at the thrilling depth and perfection of the symbiosis achieved here between artistic wisdom and undimmed joy in making music at the highest level. --Christian Wildhagen, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, August 24, 1010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a mind blowing experience-a Mahler Ninth as great as any I've heard, and a superlative continuation of what is proving to be the most profoundly satisfying Mahler cycle of our times. --IRR,Apr'11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbado's unparalleled 'orchestra of soloists'in Mahler's valedictory Ninth. EDITORS CHOICE --Gramophone,June'11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt felt like the greatest concert in my experience and surely its intensity will be communicated to anyone who buys this indispensible DVD. Performance ***** Recording ***** --BBC Music Magazine,June'11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBBC Music Magazine: DVD (Performance) Award Winner --- It's surely that extraordinary relationship which makes this Maher Ninth uniquely compelling: the searing commitment to Abbado is written on each face; their edge-of-the-seat concentration, and eye contact with the conductor, charged with meaning. --BBC Music Magazine May '12\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40941227442273,"sku":"4260234830040","price":26.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/orig_338275_59417_jpg.jpg?v=1704995843","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/4260234830040-mahler-symphony-no-9","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}