Prom 18: Mahler & Britten (2019-08-01) (2019)
~ Concert
Annotation
Claudia Mahnke and Stuart Skelton are the soloists in Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. This sweeping orchestral song-cycle is a powerful, personal statement of loss, orchestrated with infinite variety and skill.
It’s paired with another mould-breaking work Britten’s Piano Concerto. Premiered at the Proms in 1938 with the 24-year-old composer as soloist, the work is as much a celebration of orchestral texture as pianistic bravura, bursting with youthful energy and invention. Norwegian pianist and Proms regular Leif Ove Andsnes is the soloist.
Relationships
| main performers: | Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist) (piano) Claudia Mahnke (mezzo-soprano) (mezzo-soprano vocals) Stuart Skelton (tenor) (tenor vocals) |
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| conductors: | Edward Gardner (conductor) |
| orchestras: | BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| part of: | The Proms 2019 (2019-07-19 – 2019-09-14) |
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| held at: | Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom |
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| part of: | Proms 2019 (order: 35) |
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| official homepages: | https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/er84mb [info] |
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| poster: | https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/624x351/p073b27h.jpg [info] |
Related series
Proms 2019
| subseries of: | The Proms |
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Setlist
Artist: Benjamin Britten
Piano Concerto (35 mins)
revised version, 1945; Henry Wood Novelties: world premiere, 1938
INTERVAL
Artist: Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde (64 mins)
Henry Wood Novelties: UK premiere, 1914