From blissful radiances to a last lament, Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in the final works of Sir Michael Tippett and Gustav Mahler.
Originally broadcast live from the Barbican Hall in London on Sunday 22 April 2018 at 7pm BST.
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Sir Simon Rattle: conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
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Tippett The Rose Lake
Tippett never shied away from breaking new musical ground, and his last major work, ‘a song without words for orchestra’, was no exception. Inspired by journeys to Senegal, The Rose Lake is the imaginary chant of the breathtaking, rose-hued Lake Retba. Each section of the orchestra is illuminated, with driving percussive forces and soaring melodies portraying a euphoric awakening of the landscape.
Mahler comp. Cooke Symphony No 10
The Rose Lake is a hymn of nature; but Mahler’s final work, left unfinished and restored after years of collaboration, is the cry of a desperate man. Condemned to life with a fatal heart condition and a failing marriage, his Tenth Symphony is a heartrending goodbye – as the composer himself inscribed on the manuscript, ‘farewell, farewell’.
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