BBC Proms 2016, Prom 41: The Halle - Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde
Live at the BBC Proms: The Hallé under Mark Elder are joined by soloists Alice Coote, Gregory Kunde and Leonard Elschenbroich to perform Berlioz, Colin Matthews and Mahler
Berlioz: Overture 'King Lear'
Colin Matthews: Berceuse for Dresden (London premiere)
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Leonard Elschenbroich, cello
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Gregory Kunde, tenor
Hallé
Sir Mark Elder, conductor
Berlioz's King Lear overture was admired by the King of Hanover: 'How you have portrayed [Cordelia] - her humility and tenderness! It is heart-rending, and so beautiful!'
Continuing our focus on the cello this summer, Colin Matthews's Berceuse for Dresden takes inspiration from the eight bells of the Dresden church at which it was premiered.
In Mahler's exploration of darkness and radiance in his culminating...
Live at the BBC Proms: The Hallé under Mark Elder are joined by soloists Alice Coote, Gregory Kunde and Leonard Elschenbroich to perform Berlioz, Colin Matthews and Mahler
Berlioz: Overture 'King Lear'
Colin Matthews: Berceuse for Dresden (London premiere)
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Leonard Elschenbroich, cello
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Gregory Kunde, tenor
Hallé
Sir Mark Elder, conductor
Berlioz's King Lear overture was admired by the King of Hanover: 'How you have portrayed [Cordelia] - her humility and tenderness! It is heart-rending, and so beautiful!'
Continuing our focus on the cello this summer, Colin Matthews's Berceuse for Dresden takes inspiration from the eight bells of the Dresden church at which it was premiered.
In Mahler's exploration of darkness and radiance in his culminating...