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

Mahler was more famous in his lifetime as a conductor than as a composer and today's programme, presented by Louise Fryer, includes two works by Beethoven, played in Mahler's own performing versions. The first is an 'amplified' string quartet and the programme ends with Mahler's re-orchestration of the choral 9th symphony. The programme also includes two colourful scores, both of which Mahler conducted several times. Berlioz: Overture - Roman Carnival Les Musiciens du Louvre Marc Minkowski, conductor Beethoven arr. Mahler: String Quartet in F Minor Op.95 English Chamber Orchestra Jeffrey Tate, conductor R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne Semyon Bychkov, conductor Beethoven arr. Mahler: Symphony No.9 Gabriele Fontana, soprano Barbara Hölzl, contralto Arnold Bezuyen, tenor Reinhard Mayr, bass Slovak Philharmonic Choir Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria Kristjan Järvi, conductor.