Budapest Festival Orchestra
Mahler. Das Lied von der Erde
orchestral
vocal
Fri 18
May
2018
-20.00
| introduction by Mark Delaere | 19.15 |
| start | 20.00 |
| expected end time | 22.15 |
| with break | |
All prices include booking fees.
Part of Abo Orchestral 17-18 and Budapest Festivalpas 2018
Sumptuous lied cycle for full orchestra and two voices
A tormented Mahler worried about whether his Das Lied von der Erde was maybe too intense for an audience. He composed this lied cycle, based on ancient Chinese poems, after the death of his little daughter Maria Anna. The oppressive Abschied (Farewell), in which the last words ‘ewig ... ewig' (forever… forever) fade almost imperceptibly into eternal silence, is enough to give the listener clammy hands. Music shot through with sadness and transience. No one is left unmoved.
programme
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Blumine
Selection from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Das Lied von der Erde
Fri 18
May
2018
-20.00
| introduction by Mark Delaere | 19.15 |
| start | 20.00 |
| expected end time | 22.15 |
| with break | |
All prices include booking fees.
Part of Abo Orchestral 17-18 and Budapest Festivalpas 2018
