A Musical Journey: Switzerland / Austria / Germany / Italy (2011)
0h 55min
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- Synopsis:
A musical tour of historic sites in Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Italy, to the accompaniment of music by Gustav Mahler.
The Places
The journey starts in Switzerland, in the canton of Thurgau, leading from Steckborn and the Bodensee to the Rhine Falls. From Styria, in Austria, comes Hochosterwitz Castle and from Bavaria Weikersheim Castle, die latter intercut widi wild life from the Austrian Assling Nature Park. The tour ends amid die strangely shaped mountains of die Dolomites in Southern Tyrol, a region divided between Austria and Italy.
1. SWITZERLAND Steckborn - Licbcnfcls Castle - Rhine Falls
2. AUSTRIA Styria - Burg Hochosterwitz3. GERMANY - Bavaria: Weikersheim Castfe
AUSTRIA - Eastern Tyrol: Assling Wild Life Park
4. AUSTRIA - ITALY - South Tyrol: Dolomites
The Music
In a remarkable way Mahler, in his symphonies and songs, has seemed to reflect die twentieth century in all its bewildering variety and has now won an established place in concert repertoire. Distinguished as a conductor, his fame as a composer has grown over the years since his death. The music included here is Mahler’s Symphony No. I, nick-named Titan, not for its massive power, but after the book by Jean Paul, a strong influence over earlier romantics and over Mahler at this stage in his career. The symphony breathes the spirit of the Austrian countryside, reflected in Mahler’s songs.- Studio:
- Naxos
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest