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San Francisco Symphony - Mahler's Symphony No 3

Live from the Royal Festival Hall in London, Sara Mohr Pietsch presents a concert featuring the San Francisco Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas in Mahler's Symphony No 3.

Live from the Royal Festival Hall

Presented by Sara Mohr Pietsch

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Mahler's Symphony No 3.

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.3

Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Mahler's Third Symphony is a contemplation of the wonder and glory of nature, from primeval life stirring after the depths of winter to a grand finale with its vision of divine love in which, as Mahler explained, 'Nature in its totality may ring and resound'.

2 hours

Music Played

  • San Francisco Symphony

    • Gustav Mahler

      Symphony no. 3 in D minor for alto, female chorus, boys' chorus and orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Performer: Sasha Cooke. Performer: London Symphony Chorus. Performer: San Francisco S O. Performer: Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Mar 2014 15:00

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