Gustav Mahler – Conducting Mahler / I Have Lost Touch With The World DVD –  

Film 1: Attrazione D’AmoreAttrazione d’Amore is a touching illustration of the unique relation that has developed between the Conductor Riccardo Chailly and his famous Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Juxtaposing rehearsals and performances of works by Mahler Mozart Debussy Stravinsky and Varese as well as Puccini’s Tosca Frank Scheffer paints a fascinating portrait of mutual love between a Conductor and an orchestra based on the magical attraction of music. The film also features interviews of Luciano Berio and Riccardo Chailly himself.Film 2: Voyage To CytheraIn 1968 Luciano Berio composer and pioneer of electroacoustic music created Sinfonia a memorable orchestral piece and harmonic journey through references to composers such as Stravinsky Boulez Schonberg Stockhausen and most of all Mahler. Just as Sinfonia uses the image of a river to connect its various elements Voyage to Cythera navigates through wonderful musical quotes made of performances conducted by Berio rehearsals archival documents and interviews featuring Riccardo Chailly and Louis Andriessen.