Three drama-documentaries looking atthe circumstances under which major works of music and literature were created. 1: Earth Song
By Nicholas Mclnerny. In 1907, Gustav Mahler lost his elder daughter to illness and retreated into himself. The following summer, locked away in a hut in the mountains at Toblach, he composed one of the greatest song cycles of the 20th century. In an extensive interview, Mahler expert Dr Donald Mitchell examines the music, while Nicholas Mcinerny dramatises the moment of creation.
Producers Rosie Boulton and Peter Leslie Wild