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Mahler’s Third

The Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, members of the Orchestre National de Bretagne, CBSO Children’s Chorus, Ryan Bancroft and Beth Taylor in Mahler's Third Symphony.

Mahler’s Third (Monday 11 August)
Presented by Alexandra Humphrey from the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano)
Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales
Âé¶¹Éç National Chorus of Wales (upper voices)
CBSO Children’s Chorus
Members of Orchestre National de Bretagne
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

‘A symphony should be like the world,’ Mahler said, ‘it should embrace everything.’ Nowhere does this vision come more powerfully to life than in his mighty Symphony No. 3, an intricate, joyful tapestry of man, nature, heaven. The work opens in heavy summer heat and closes in rapt tranquillity in a sublime finale, animated in between by marches, dances and birdsong. Ryan Bancroft brings together the Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales and the Orchestre National de Bretagne, joined by the CBSO Children’s Chorus and Âé¶¹Éç National Chorus of Wales and mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Mon 25 Aug 2025 19:30

Music Played

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No 3

    Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales. Choir: Âé¶¹Éç National Chorus of Wales. Choir: CBSO Children’s Chorus. Choir: CBSO Youth Chorus. Singer: Beth Taylor. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.
  • Benjamin Britten

    String Quartet no.3

    Ensemble: Emperor String Quartet.
    • Bis.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphony in 3 movements

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Aug 2025 19:30