Mahler Unwrapped at St John's Smith Square, London on Tuesday 26th April 2022

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Mahler Unwrapped

Add to my Calendar 26-04-2022 19:30 26-04-2022 21:30 36 Mahler Unwrapped Join us to celebrate Gustav Mahler and his beautiful music, in what promises to be a very special evening. Following an orchestral musical journey with Blumine, Dr Leah Broad will help us get to know the man and his music, before John Findon and Marcus Farnsworth perform the haunting vocal lines to Das Lied von der Erde. All tickets include one free drink, redeemable at the bar downstairs at St John’s Smith Square.  “Uncompromising in everything he did, Gustav Mahler was equally admired and hated in his lifetime. As a conductor, he was ruthless — his singers were so offended by his criticisms that a couple challenged him to duels. He applied the same standard to his composing, declaring that a symphony must do nothing less than ‘be like the world. It must contain everything.’ This concert takes us on a journey through everything in Mahler’s world. We will travel from excitement, hope, and romance of Blumine, written in the wake of youthful love — to fear, resignation, and acceptance in Das Lied von der Erde, written shortly after Mahler was diagnosed with the heart condition that would kill him just a few years later.” (Dr Leah Broad) St John's Smith Square, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England

Tuesday 26th April 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Gustav Mahler – Blumine
~ Interval ~
Gustav Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde

Performers

John Findon – tenor
Marcus Farnsworth – baritone
Christopher Warren-Green – Conductor

London Chamber Orchestra

Programme Note

Join us to celebrate Gustav Mahler and his beautiful music, in what promises to be a very special evening. Following an orchestral musical journey with Blumine, Dr Leah Broad will help us get to know the man and his music, before John Findon and Marcus Farnsworth perform the haunting vocal lines to Das Lied von der Erde. All tickets include one free drink, redeemable at the bar downstairs at St John’s Smith Square.

“Uncompromising in everything he did, Gustav Mahler was equally admired and hated in his lifetime. As a conductor, he was ruthless — his singers were so offended by his criticisms that a couple challenged him to duels. He applied the same standard to his composing, declaring that a symphony must do nothing less than ‘be like the world. It must contain everything.’ This concert takes us on a journey through everything in Mahler’s world. We will travel from excitement, hope, and romance of Blumine, written in the wake of youthful love — to fear, resignation, and acceptance in Das Lied von der Erde, written shortly after Mahler was diagnosed with the heart condition that would kill him just a few years later.” (Dr Leah Broad)

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