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Into the Infinite: Messiaen and Mahler

The LSO’s artistic associate, Barbara Hannigan, conducts blissed-out visions of heaven from Mahler and Messiaen recorded at Barbican Hall, London

The LSO’s artistic associate, Barbara Hannigan, conducts blissed-out visions of heaven from Mahler and Messiaen recorded at Barbican Hall, London.

Olivier Messiaen: L’Ascension
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 4

Aphrodite Patoulidou, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Hannigan, conductor

‘Spring won’t let me stay indoors any longer. I must get out, and breathe deeply again!’ – Gustav Mahler

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Olivier Messiaen

    L' Ascension - 4 meditations symphoniques for orchestra

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barbara Hannigan.
  • Barbara Hannigan

    Girl Crazy Suite (After G. Gershwin)

    Composer: George Gershwin. Singer: Barbara Hannigan. Orchestra: Ludwig Orchestra.
    • Crazy Girl Crazy: Music by Gershwin, Berg and Berio.
    • Alpha.
    • 7.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony no. 4 in G major for soprano and orchestra

    Singer: Aphrodite Patoulidou. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barbara Hannigan.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3

    Ensemble: Consone Quartet.
    • Mendelssohn: String Quartets.
    • LINN.
    • 05.

Broadcast

  • Fri 24 Mar 2023 19:30