大象传媒

From Snape Maltings, Suffolk

Presented by Louise Fryer

Abundant with the sounds of nature and charged with an irresistible sense of spirituality, Messiaen's "Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum" and Mahler's song-cycle "Das Lied von der Erde"epitomise two powerful and utterly distinctive musical styles. Mahler's last work - by turns elegiac and ebullient - concludes with a tender farewell to this earthly existence whilst Messiaen's chorales, solemn prayers and massive incantations convey an emphatic assurance of the life to come.

Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano)
Michael Schade (tenor)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor).