Halle Orchestra
The Halle Orchestra and music director
Mark Elder perform Mahler's song-symphony composed in 1907 in the wake of catastrophic events that shook the foundations of his life. This is preceded by Debussy's affectionate homages to
Scotland, England and his native France. Anna Larsson (contralto), Torsten Kerl (tenor),
Halle Orchestra , conductor Mark Elder Debussy Marche Ecossaise; Gigues
(Images); Rondes de Printemps (Images)
8.05 Twenty Minutes: New Nature Writing Richard Mabey moves home to be beside the Norfolk Broads, and reflects on the significance of the new wetland in his life.
8.25 Mahler Das Lied von der Erde