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Live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Hannu Lintu in Mahler's rarely-heard Das klagende Lied, and Boulez's Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna.

Presented by Andrew McGregor at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Pierre Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna

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Interval: Jonathan Cross joins Andrew McGregor to reflect on Pierre Boulez's legacy in his centenary year, and to look forward to the highlights of the Proms week ahead.

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Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied (original version, 1880)

Natalya Romaniw (soprano)
Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano)
Russell Thomas (tenor)
James Newby (baritone)
Constanza Chorus
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu (conductor)

Das klagende Lied, Mahler’s musical coming-of- age, is a chilling fable of jealousy, murder and magic. An eerie woodland and a lively wedding ceremony are the centrepieces of a cantata of vast sonic imagination – a foretaste of the symphonies to come, heard here in its original three-part version. Mahler’s sonic scope meets its match in the musical spectacle of Pierre Boulez’s ‘majestic processional’ Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna. Dedicated to the composer’s long-time colleague and friend, the work transforms the concert hall into a temple, in which the audience is immersed in the sounds created by eight groups of musicians.