Interview
Andris Nelsons on his work with the Berliner Philharmoniker Andris Nelsons and Matthias Goerne with works by Tchaikovsky and Mahler
In his Fifth Symphony, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky uses grand gestures to portray his personal psychological drama. Andris Nelsons fully savours the emotional and tonal power of the music – and juxtaposes it intriguingly with Gustav Mahler’s songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Here, there are also fearful chasms, but they occur subliminally, in a seemingly simple folk-song style. The soloist is the outstanding lieder singer Matthias Goerne.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons
Matthias Goerne
© 2012 Berlin Phil Media GmbH
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