Sarah Connolly talks about Mahler and his 'Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen' (Songs of a Wayfarer) which she will be performing with the OAE on Friday 21st January at the Royal Festival Hall.
Wagner Prelude to Parsifal
Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Mahler Totenfeier
Liszt Les Préludes
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Tickets: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/oae
http://www.oae.co.uk
Excellent commentary. These songs have all the passion that only a young man can feel from romantic rejection. When I first heard Hampson do these songs I was reduced to tears!
flylooper 1 year ago
@rlee1976 Luckily for those who couldn't go to the OAE concert, BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting it on Monday 24 January on Performance on 3 (7pm)
melodiaavis 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this, Sarah is THE consummate opera singer and classical musician of this era!
rlee1976 1 year ago