Nielsen Symphony Cycle III
19:30 Thu 18 Jun 2015 Main Auditorium
The orchestra performs Nielsen’s Sixth and Third symphonies alongside Mahler.
The orchestra performs Nielsen’s Sixth and Third symphonies alongside Mahler.
Programme
- Symphony No 6 'Sinfonia semplice'
- Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'Rheinlegendchen, Das irdische Leben, Revelge, Lob des hohen Verstandes
- interval
- Symphony No. 3, ‘Sinfonia espansiva’
Performers
- John StorgårdsConductor
- Gillian KeithSoprano
- Hanno Müller-BrachmannBaritone
Composers
Concert Information
From his earliest childhood, Carl Nielsen felt the life-force in everything – but he felt it most intensely when he was in the Danish countryside. His Sinfonia Espansiva is a great, wordless hymn to nature, sunny, songful and gloriously refreshing. And even faced with personal tragedy, Nielsen created beauty: his powerful and poignant final symphony feels more like a new beginning than the end of an unforgettable journey.
