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Prom 45: Mahler’s Third Symphony

Live at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms: the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus, conducted by Sakari Oramo, perform Mahler's Third Symphony with mezzo-soprano Jenny Carlstedt.

Live at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms: the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus, conducted by Sakari Oramo, perform Mahler's Third Symphony with mezzo-soprano Jenny Carlstedt.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Jenny Carlstedt (mezzo-soprano)
Trinity Boys Choir
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

[There will be no interval]

‘The symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything.’ Nowhere is Mahler’s philosophy more magnificently fulfilled than in his Symphony No. 3. The vast work might start with menacing brass fanfares, but the sense of threat soon clears to reveal one of the composer’s most radiant and expansive works – a vision of man and nature, earth and heaven that wrestles with death and transcendence before coming to a concluding movement of solemn and transformative grace. Sakari Oramo conducts the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, joined by Trinity Boys Choir and Finnish-Swedish mezzo-soprano Jenny Carlstedt.

1 hour, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 3 in D minor

    Performer: Jenny Carlstedt. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Choir: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus. Choir: Trinity Boys Choir. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G minor, "Summer" (L'estate), Op 8 No 2, RV 315 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Rakhi Singh. Ensemble: Manchester Collective.
    • Recreation EP.
    • Bedroom Community.
    • 02.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G minor, "Summer" (L'estate), Op 8 No 2, RV 315 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Rakhi Singh. Ensemble: Manchester Collective.
    • Bedroom Community.
  • Philip Glass

    String Quartet No 2 'Company' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Manchester Collective.
    • Bedroom Community.

Broadcast

  • Sat 19 Aug 2023 19:00

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