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Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler

Sakari Oramo conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra in Mahler鈥檚 tragic Sixth Symphony, a work for vast orchestral forces and famed for the hammer blows of fate in the final movement.

Sakari Oramo conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra in Mahler鈥檚 tragic Sixth Symphony, a work for vast orchestral forces and famed for the hammer blows of fate in the final movement.

Live at the Barbican. Presented by Martin Handley.

Mahler: Symphony No.6 in A minor
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Art imitates life 鈥� it isn鈥檛 meant to happen the other way round. Mahler鈥檚 Sixth Symphony imagines a hero destroyed by three devastating blows of fate. But after he鈥檇 filled every bar of this immense symphony with his most heartfelt feelings, that鈥檚 exactly what happened to Mahler himself. Dark, tempestuous and filled with yearning visions of hope, it鈥檚 a musical experience that leaves few listeners unmoved.

The Sixth Symphony is a mighty challenge for any conductor and orchestra, and this should be a landmark in Sakari Oramo鈥檚 ongoing journey through the Mahler symphonies with the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Bachtrack described their performance of Mahler鈥檚 Third Symphony at the 2023 大象传媒 Proms as 鈥渁n electrifying account鈥�, and in this opening concert of the new 大象传媒 SO season the emotional stakes are even higher.

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Music Played

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 6 In A Minor

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Henry Purcell

    O Sing unto the Lord, Z.44

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Singer: Peter Harvey. Singer: Christopher Purves. Singer: Julian Podger. Singer: Susan Hemington Jones. Singer: Charles Daniels. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • The All Baroque-Box: from Monteverdi to Bach.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 15.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Quartet in D major

    Ensemble: Escher String Quartet.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Mazurka in D flat major, Op 30 No 3

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Chopin: The Solo Piano Works: Ashkenazy.
    • London.
    • 20.

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 Sep 2024 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3