Afternoon on 3 - Mahler - Conductor and Arranger - Episode 2

Gustav Mahler was more famous in his lifetime as a conductor than as a composer. His concert repertoire was enormous and today's programme, presented by Louise Fryer, includes three very different symphonies, all of which Mahler performed. His own re-orchestration of Schumann's 4th is a fascinating document - Mahler 'helping' Schumann to improve his orchestration. Beethoven: Leonora Overture No. 3 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn, conductor Schumann orch Mahler: Symphony No.4 NDR Radio Philharmonic Xian Zhang, conductor Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Bruckner: Symphony No.5 Berlin Staatskapelle Daniel Barenboim, conductor.