Sibelius & Mahler: Maria Forsström & Matti Hirvonen
22 October 2017, 7:30pm 18 December 2024 - 7:16pm
In the centenary year of Finnish independence, it seems apt to celebrate the country’s greatest composer, Jean Sibelius, who met Mahler in 1907. Following a selection of Sibelius songs, this exceptional duo of Swedish artists perform Mahler’s profoundly moving Kindertotenlieder.
Programme
- Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
- Demanten på marssnön (1900) Op. 36 no.6
- Men min fågel märks dock icke (1899) Op. 36 no.2 1899-1900
- Säf, säf, susa (1899) Op. 36 no.4 1899-1900
- Bollspelet i Trianon (1899) Op. 36 no.3 1899-1900
- Under strandens granar (1891) Op. 13 no.1 1891-1892
- Jubal (1907) Op. 35 no.1 1907-1908
- Souda, souda sinisorsa (1899) JS 180
- Drömmen (1891) Op. 13 no.5 1891-1892
- Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (1900) Op. 37 no.5 1900-1902
- Se'n har jag ej frågat mera (1891) Op. 17 no.1 1891-1902
- Jägargossen (1891) Op. 13 no.7 1891-1892
- Norden (1917) Op. 90 no.1
- Törnet (1917) Op. 88 no.5
- Lasse liten (1900) Op. 37 no.2 1900-1902
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