LSO: Rattle Conducts Mahler and Tippett
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1h 54m
From blissful radiances to a last lament, Sir Simon Rattle conducts the final works of Sir Michael Tippett and Gustav Mahler. 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. The Rose Lake is a hymn of nature; but Mahler’s final work, his Tenth Symphony left unfinished and restored after years of collaboration, is a heartrending goodbye – as the composer himself inscribed on the manuscript, ‘farewell, farewell’.
Composer: Gustav Mahler, Michael Tippett
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle
Venue: Barbican Centre
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
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Genre: Concert
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