Kindertotenlied. Inspired by Ruckert's poems on the deaths of his children, set to music by Mahler, a reflection with music and poetry on how art can help confront the tragedy of the death of a child. Contributors include David Harrington , violinist with the Kronos Quartet, whose son's sudden death in 1995 is commemorated by Terry Riley 's Requiem for Adam; the father,
Nigel, and twin sister of eight-year-old Evie Clarke , who began writing poems after being diagnosed with a tumour last year; and poet Blake Morrison. Producer Alan Hall