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Work: Rückert-Lieder

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ComposerMahler, Gustav (1860-1911)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeVocal
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OsloTabita Berglund / Tone Kummervold

Oslo Philharmonic
Mahler, Schubert, Irgens-Jensen
Oslo Philharmonic; Tabita Berglund; Tone Kummervold

OxfordSchubert & Mahler

© Carin Ekblom
Clarke, Dring, Schubert, Mahler
Camilla Tilling; Sholto Kynoch; Rachel Munro; Jia Ning Ng

TokyoAntonello Manacorda / Andrè Schuen

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Bach, Mahler, Schoenberg, Schubert
NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo; Antonello Manacorda; Andrè Schuen
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The Met Orchestra and Nézet-Séguin tame the Royal Albert Hall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra © Pete Scalzitti
The New Yorkers show their qualities in a blissful Mahler Fourth, with soloist Joyce DiDonato also wowing the Royal Albert Hall.
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Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Hallé in Mahler and Vaughan Williams

Tarmo Pelotkoski conducts the Hallé © Sharyn Bellemakers | The Hallé
Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder provide an apt, if somewhat unexpected, partner to Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. 
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Sibelius joyously celebrated at the BBC Proms

Jamie Barton, Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Jamie Barton sings Mahler's Rückert-Lieder and a UK premiere for Julius Eastman's Second Symphony, a final love letter. 
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Bachtrack top ten: Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (1907) © Public domain
His symphonies are now mainstays of orchestra seasons, but during his lifetime Gustav Mahler was more famous as a rigorous conductor, his music misunderstood and scorned. 

Jamie Barton on Mahler's Rückert-Lieder

Jamie Barton © Bree Anne Clowdus
The American mezzo shares her experiences of singing Mahler's emotional song collection and how important it is to tell the story in a truthful way.