Brussels Philharmonic + Symfomania ! workshop
Strauss — Mahler
From darkness to light, from death to life is but a short step in this programme.
Richard Strauss' Vier letzte Lieder were composed at the end of his life, with an intense role for soprano. A final ode to his beloved wife Pauline. What an oasis of light and optimism follows in Mahler's Symphony No. 4. And yet, here too danger is only just around the corner: the soprano's heavenly song acclaims but a temporary victory...
Flagey, Brussels Philharmonic, Jeugd en Muziek Brussel