Mahler: Autopsy of a Genius (DVD) $29.95

As directed by Andy Sommer from a script that he wrote with Catherine Sauvat, this revisionist documentary cuts through much of the romantic mythology surrounding Austro-Bohemian composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) to provide a "sensorial" portrait of the said musical genius. In other words, it uses newly-discovered evidence to convey, for the viewer, the signs, sounds, hostilities and obsessions that Mahler experienced from day to day and over the years. In evoking Mahler's soul, the film also draws on many objects central to his life, such as his summer home, his glasses and his baton. Those who appear in the film include: Thomas Hampson, Jonathan Nott, Pierre Boulez and Claudio Abbado. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi All Movie Guide

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Mahler: Autopsy of a Genius
1. Opening [:47]
2. Introduction [3:09]
3. Beginnings [9:06]
4. Vienna - Vienne - Wien 1897 [2:52]
5. Opera Director - Directeur d'Opéra - Operndirektor [1:53]
6. May, 11th 1897 - 11. May 1897 [2:17]
7. Mahler's Revolution - La Révolution Mahler - Mahlers Revolution [8:16]
8. 1903: Tristan [2:24]
9. Alma [7:16]
10. "Splendid Isolation" [5:06]
11. Putzis Death - La Mort De Putzi - Putzis Tod [3:16]
12. 1907: Farewell to Vienna - L'adieu De Vienne - Abschied Von Wien [6:28]
13. 1907: New York [7:41]
14. Toblach [4:59]
15. Alma's Unfaithfulness - L'infidélité D'Alma - Almas Untreue [6:48]
16. Back in New York - Retour à New-York - Zurück in New York [:38]
17. Alma Mahler [2:07]
18. Disease - La Maladie - Krankheit [4:41]
19. Epilogue - Épilogue - Epilog [5:06]
20. Credits [2:31]
 

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