© Gisela Schenker
Grafenegg Festival Grafenegg Wolkenturm
Christiane Karg
© Frans Jansen
Grafenegg Festival Grafenegg Wolkenturm
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra · Christiane Karg · Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
KNUSSEN · BRITTEN · MAHLER
OLIVER KNUSSEN
«The Way to Castle Yonder» Medley for orchestra from the opera «Higglety Pigglety Pop!» op. 21a
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
«Quatre Chansons francaises» for high voice and small orchestra
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 4 in G major
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra · Christiane Karg · Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
KNUSSEN · BRITTEN · MAHLER
Benjamin Britten discovered Mahler in the 1930s when others had forgotten him. Here we stage Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, a revelation to Britten, with the sublime voice of Christiane Karg. Also on the programme are songs by Britten himself and works by Oliver Knussen, Britten’s protégé who died in 2018, one of the most important contemporary British composers.
0 Entries Entry
© Manfred Klimek
Grafenegg Festival Grafenegg Reitschule
Peter Blaha
Einführung
Introductory talk with Peter Blaha
Listen and learn: The 30 minutes long introductory talks contain all necessary information that you need to know about the played artist's life and work.
© Gisela Schenker
Grafenegg Festival Grafenegg Wolkenturm
Christiane Karg
© Frans Jansen
Grafenegg Festival Grafenegg Wolkenturm
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra · Christiane Karg · Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
KNUSSEN · BRITTEN · MAHLER
OLIVER KNUSSEN
«The Way to Castle Yonder» Medley for orchestra from the opera «Higglety Pigglety Pop!» op. 21a
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
«Quatre Chansons francaises» for high voice and small orchestra
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 4 in G major
Benjamin Britten discovered Mahler in the 1930s when others had forgotten him. Here we stage Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, a revelation to Britten, with the sublime voice of Christiane Karg. Also on the programme are songs by Britten himself and works by Oliver Knussen, Britten’s protégé who died in 2018, one of the most important contemporary British composers.
© Manfred Klimek
Grafenegg Festival Grafenegg Reitschule
Peter Blaha
Einführung
Introductory talk with Peter Blaha
Listen and learn: The 30 minutes long introductory talks contain all necessary information that you need to know about the played artist's life and work.
© Gisela Schenker
Grafenegg Festival Grafenegg Wolkenturm
Christiane Karg
© Frans Jansen
Grafenegg Festival Grafenegg Wolkenturm
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra · Christiane Karg · Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
KNUSSEN · BRITTEN · MAHLER
OLIVER KNUSSEN
«The Way to Castle Yonder» Medley for orchestra from the opera «Higglety Pigglety Pop!» op. 21a
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
«Quatre Chansons francaises» for high voice and small orchestra
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 4 in G major
Benjamin Britten discovered Mahler in the 1930s when others had forgotten him. Here we stage Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, a revelation to Britten, with the sublime voice of Christiane Karg. Also on the programme are songs by Britten himself and works by Oliver Knussen, Britten’s protégé who died in 2018, one of the most important contemporary British composers.
