The closing scene from the final act of Wagner's Die Walkure

The closing scene from the final act of Wagner's Die Walkure

Donald McIntyre as Wotan

Conducted by Pierre Boulez
Bayreuth Festival

Wagner
Boulez

Berlioz - Rákóczi March : Solti, Vienna Philharmonic

This one's for Lila:

Ballet set to Bruckner Symphony No8 - Adagio

This is a rather stunning find on youtube. Its uses the final third of the adagio clocking in at 10 minutes. You may need to turn up the volume.



Kiyoko Kimura and Christopher Bohm in Bruckner's 8th Symphony - Adagio
Choreography: Uwe Scholtz


Bruckner
Ballet

The finale of Mahler's 8th Symphony

This really shouldn't work, the unaccompanied choir is too slow, but it does (kinda) nonetheless:

Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic:


or

Simon Rattle and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, 2002 Proms:


An interesting contrast.

Mahler
Bernstein
Rattle