Performance on 3 - Mahler Symphony Cycle - Episode 7

Presented by Jonathan Swain. From the Bridgewater Hall, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda continues the critically-acclaimed cycle 'Mahler in Manchester' celebrating 150 years of the composer's birth, with his 7th Symphony, often labelled Song of the Night. Before that, David Matthews' own 7th Symphony, commissioned by the BBC in the spirit of this cycle, which constrasts modern pieces with the legacy of the Austrian composer. DAVID MATTHEWS - Symphony No. 7 (BBC commission) GUSTAV MAHLER - Symphony No. 7 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Followed by a focus this week on composers as performers of their own pieces. Today, among other things, we delve into the world of the piano rolls - recorded in modern good quality - to hear Gustav Mahler's own rendition of the first movement of his 4th Symphony. Mahler: Fourth movement from Symphony 4 Gustav Mahler, piano GOLDEN LEGACY – GLRS 101 KURTAG: A selection from Jatekok for 2 pianos Gyorgy Kurtag & Marta Kurtag, pianos ECM 1619 GRANADOS: Spanish Dance No. 10 Enrique Granados, piano Dal Segno – DSPRCD037