Mahlers Titan: The Romance Death And Triumph Of A Young Musician (DVD), Video Artists Int'l, Documentary

Two new documentaries by Jason Starr focus on two of Gustav Mahler's early masterpieces. Mahler's Titan: The Romance, Death and Triumph of a Young Musician details the extraordinary circumstances around which Mahler wrote what many consider the greatest first symphony of any composer. On Mahler's Songs Of A Wayfarer reveals the personal romantic turmoil that inspired the composer's first major opus. Musical examples in both films are performed by Estonian National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Neeme Järvi; Thomas Hampson sings the Wayfarer Songs. Dolby 2.0 Stereo / Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, 16:9 widescreen, NTSC (Playable all regions), In English with optional subtitles in English, German, French, and Spanish, 97 minutes.