Mahler and Strauss
Gustav Mahler By E. Bieber - Kohut, Adolph (1900) "Gustav Mahler", Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
On this week's Prairie Performances, Friday at 7 pm on WILL-FM 90.9: Join the Champaign-Urbana Symphony in this program of the late Romantic music of Mahler and Strauss. Strauss’ sumptuous Four Last Songs will feature Metropolitan Opera star Amanda Majeski. Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 5 is a dramatic journey, from its dark opening fanfare to the famous Adagietto and the resounding conclusion.
Mahler and Strauss
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Amanda Majeski, soprano
Strauss | Four Last Songs
Mahler | Symphony No. 5