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Our destiny on earth – Documentary 10 – Mahler Festival Online

In six songs, inspired by old Chinese poetry, Mahler travels through life. And in the last glorious ‘Abschied’ his hero returns tot he place where his journey began. He is united with nature. ‘And not for the first time, I didn’t want a Mahler piece to end. I was singing “ewig, ewig”. And if I […]

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Mahler Festival Online: Symphony No. 9 – Bernard Haitink & Concertgebouworkest

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Contemplating life and death – Documentary 9 – Mahler Festival Online

In his Ninth Symphony Mahler seems to take us through all the stages of mourning: denial and disbelief, anger, negotiating, grief and – finally – resignation in one of the most impressive adagio’s he wrote. Mahler scholar Anna Stoll Knecht: “Mahler’s music has this amazing dimension of alway wanting to go upwards. So it’s never […]

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16 mei 2020

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The force of the eternal feminine – Documentary 8 – Mahler Festival Online

Mahler immersed himself into the forces of creation, that from which we come from and return in the end. The ever-striving human being is redeemed by the all-embracing hands of the eternal mother. Soprano Jessye Norman: ‘I believe someone saved Einstein’s brain, I wish we saved Mahler’s brain so we could see what was going […]

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Thomas Oliemans & Hans Eijsackers – Empty Concertgebouw Sessions – Mahler Festival Online

Thomas Oliemans & Hans Eijsackers perform a selection of songs from Mahlers ‘Liedern und Gesänge’, ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’ and ‘Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen’. This video is part of Mahler Festival Online. The Empty Concertgebouw Sessions are made possible by American Express source

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15 mei 2020

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Mahler Festival Online: Symphony No. 7 – Pierre Boulez & Concertgebouworkest

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