Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major

‘Sir Simon Rattle has once again demonstrated his great affinity for this music and his ability to recreate it in the most thrilling fashion.[...] It is hardly possible to imagine a realization of this music at once more moving and more menacing. The finale was heavenly, with the Berliners pulling out all the stops. Outstanding solo playing, subtly savoured colours, saturated and warmly sonorous wind chords and a pianissimo that died away into utter oblivion – all these contributed to making this a sensational concert.’ Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, August 29, 2007

“Rattle and the Berliners are capable of taking one's breath away. It's in the final Adagio that Rattle and his orchestra make the most powerful impact. The strings sound gorgeous, of course, yet there's grit as well as radiance in their tone. And it's only in the final pages that the earthy impurities are leeched, leaving a breath-like purity that ebbs into rapt silence.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2008

‘In this famous 1967 performance of the Symphony the sound is superb, the playing magnificent. Klemperer lets Mahler’s score tell its own story and one cannot listen without remembering that he knew and worked with the composer.’ (Gramophone)

The 'Triumphant' Berlin Concert on CD for the First Time
 
One of the really great evenings with the Berliner Philharmoniker and their Chief Conductor
Der Tagesspiegel
 
The orchestra went wild
Berliner Morgenpost