What Love Tells Me
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L'Auditori Lepant 150, 08013 Barcelona
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From his refuge on the shores of Lake Atter, Mahler composed a significant part of his work, a vision that continues to delve into a complex, contradictory, wide and infinite continent about to burst open at the turn of the 20th century. What Love Tells Me is the last movement of his Third Symphony, a colossal work composed in the late 19th century with a a wonderfully fresh sound. With the concept of human redemption as its bedrock, the work feeds on images from classical mythology and nature to erect a solemn homage to hope.
Mahler uses references to Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth’s Magic Horn) and Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche, to compose a hymn of love and praise to the creator of the world and of the human race. The redemption of man through love is the mainstay of a movement that Mahler had also suggested calling What God Tells Me.
Performers:
- Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC)
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
- Ludovic Morlot, conductor
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