Work: Chanson de Nuit

Lili Boulanger evokes the abyss and Mahler struggles out of it, as Sir Mark Elder bids his final farewell to the Hallé. 

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's Chief Conductor Designate makes a strong impression in purposeful Rachmaninov after Elena Urioste and Ben Goldscheider wave the flag for Dame Ethel Smyth. 

African-American and European influences mix in an intriguing organ concert from Freemason's Hall, given by Carl Jackson, organist at Hampton Court Chapel.