Afternoon on 3 - Mahler - Love and Death - Mahler: Love and Death

With Louise Fryer. Aon3 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gustav Mahler with an occasional series of 5 weeks celebrating various facets of his life and work. This week the fundamentally Mahlerian themes of Love and Death form the basis of the programming, and there are several chances to hear works performed recently at the Proms. Mahler : Love and Death Another chance to hear the Rotterdam Philharmonic at the Proms recently, including Mahler's highly romantic "Ruckert Lieder", sung by Simon Keenlyside. Mahler's 2nd Symphony "Resurrection" charts the composer's attitudes towards death and the afterlife. Mahler: Rückert-Lieder Simon Keenlyside, baritone Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica' Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Mahler: Symphony no 2 Charlotte Margiono (sop) Jard van Nes (contralto) Netherlands Radio Choir Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, conductor.