Between nostalgia and new beginnings: music of the fin de siècle
Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony is perhaps the most comprehensive reflection of the spirit of the fin de siècle: late-Romantic opulence abruptly meets modern sounds, the visionary view of the future contrasts with the decadence of a fading century, whose splendour is echoed in the distant signal of a post horn. Our playlist takes you back to this special era between nostalgia and new beginnings with this work and music by Strauss, Ravel, Debussy and others.
Our recommendations
- Philharmoniker premieres: Music of our time
- From Bohemia and Moravia: Czech music with the Berliner Philharmoniker
- From its beginnings to today: Highlights in the Digital Concert Hall
- Meet Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker!
- English music with the Berliner Philharmoniker
- Undying fascination: The music of the “Golden Twenties”