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April 9 Symphony in 60

4/9/2015

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Posted on Facebook 4/6

Happy Hour @ 7. One-hour concert @ 8. Mix & mingle with musicians onstage @ 9. Mahler’s magnificent “Song of the Earth.” $29.00 Such is the magic of “Symphony in 60” this Thursday evening at Orchestra Hall.

From the Orchestra’s website: “After a year filled with personal tragedy, Mahler was captivated by a collection of Chinese poetry that had been translated into German, and he set it to music. The result was ‘Das Lied von der Erde,’ or ‘Song of the Earth’ – a lyrical, dramatic synthesis of song and symphony that juxtaposes the sadness of mortality with the ecstasy of life.”

Don’t miss it! For more info and tickets:  http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/459/-/symphony-in-60-song-of-the-earth#.VRQ5mPnF_l8


Posted on Facebook 3/26

“A new world just might open up to you,” says Julie Stewart in her reflections on Mahler’s “Song of the Earth.” See if you agree April 9!

Julie, one of our SOSMN leaders, describes why she is excited about these concerts: “Mahler fell out of favor in the first half of the twentieth century, which might explain why those who formed my musical taste, trained in the 1930s and 40s, dismissed his music as ‘just neurotic late Romanticism.’  I managed to live the first half of my life without ever seriously listening to him.  Then, one day, a recording of Das Lied von der Erde (‘Song of the Earth’) somehow ended up in my possession, and, without expecting much, I played it.  OMG, as the texters would say – who was this guy, and why was I only finding out about him now?  While the entire work, a unique combination of symphony and song, is extraordinary, it’s the culminating movement, Der Abschied (‘The Farewell’), that will slay you.  It’s utterly sad, beautiful beyond words, and one of the most profound works of music ever written.  If, as I did, you’ve discounted Mahler – go!  A new world just might open up to you.  Great composers are like that – they change your life.”

You can hear for yourself at the Thursday, April 9 "Symphony in 60" concert lasting about one hour and starting at 8:00 pm.  All seats are just $29.  For tickets and more info click here:  http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/459/-/symphony-in-60-song-of-the-earth#.VRQ5mPnF_l8

Das Lied von der Erde will also be performed at the April 10 & 11 concerts, along with Haydn's Symphony No. 45, "Farewell." Those tickets here:  http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/379/-/song-of-the-earth-mahler-s-das-lied-von-der-erde#.VRQ6PPnF_l8

Julie and all the rest of us at SOSMN hope to see you at one of these concerts!

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7/16/2023 05:57:06 am

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