3/5. Donald Macleod introduces three works, written during the first years of Gustav Mahler's marriage, that celebrate his love for his new wife. Symphony No 5 (Adagietto)
New York PO, conductor Zubin Mehta
Ich atmet' einen linden Duft; Um Mitternacht; Liebst du um Schönheit; Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Ruckert-Lieder) Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Chailly
Symphony No 6 (Istmvt) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Herbert von Karajan Repeated from Wednesday