Mahler: Symphony No. 7 (2014)

Due to his charismatic personality and special rapport with orchestras, Gustavo Dudamel has become one of the leading conductors of his generation, and his dramatically physical performances of exciting repertoire have made him a celebrity. His acclaimed renditions of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler have won devoted fans, particularly since he conducted the entire cycle with the Los Angeles Symphony and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a series of historic concerts in 2012. Because of his success, he has ... Read More

Due to his charismatic personality and special rapport with orchestras, Gustavo Dudamel has become one of the leading conductors of his generation, and his dramatically physical performances of exciting repertoire have made him a celebrity. His acclaimed renditions of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler have won devoted fans, particularly since he conducted the entire cycle with the Los Angeles Symphony and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a series of historic concerts in 2012. Because of his success, he has been recording the symphonies on Deutsche Grammophon, giving his musicians the opportunity to become one of the best-known Mahler orchestras in the Americas. However, the Symphony No. 7 in E minor, "The Song of the Night," is not one of the most popular of Mahler's symphonies, and for many conductors, it is the most difficult to interpret. It is certainly the weirdest of the cycle, with four of its movements depicting scenes of nocturnal gloom, mystery, grotesquerie, and romance,... Read Less