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Symphony or song cycle? Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde performed by the ACO

Stuart Skelton and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
© Nic Walker
Catherine Carby and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
© Nic Walker
The Australian Chamber Orchestra
© Nic Walker
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“with clear German diction and a caring affinity towards the rubato of the vocal line”
Reviewed at City Recital Hall, Sydney on 17 May 2024
Wagner, Siegfried Idyll
Mahler, 5 Lieder: Laue Sommernacht (arr. David Matthews)
Mahler, Die stille Stadt (arr. David Matthews)
Mahler, Bei dir ist es traut (arr. David Matthews)
Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Schoenberg & Riehn)
Catherine Carby, Mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton, Tenor
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, Director
Australian Chamber Orchestra in Melbourne: Gershwin, Shostakovich
****1
Bach sheds light in an impressively dark outing from the ACO
****1
Mesmerising, but relentless Brahms and Beethoven from the ACO
****1
Why isn't the music enough? “Silence and Rapture” from the ACO
***11
A walk to Beethoven: Bezuidenhout and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
***11
Young Romantic masters played by the ACO and Polina Leschenko
****1
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