Berlioz and Mahler from the Philharmonia

Berlioz's Les nuits d’été and Mahler's Fourth Symphony from the Philharmonia.

The Philharmonia’s charismatic Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, and soprano Anu Komsi, take on life’s big topics – love, death, nature, heaven – in this lush Romantic programme. At times folk-like and joyful, at others restless, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 reflects his philosophy that “a symphony must be like the world, it must contain everything.” The work ends with a serene soprano solo describing the music of the angels – a child’s vision of heaven.
And before the Mahler, the Finnish soprano Anu Komsi is the soloist in Berlioz’s exquisite Les nuits d’été. These six songs take us on a journey through burgeoning hope, love and loss and, in the final song, a renewed sense of anticipation at what the future might hold.

Presented by Georgia Mann.

Berlioz: Les nuits d’été
Mahler: Symphony No. 4

Anu Komsi (soprano)
Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)

Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall 01 Feb 2024.