Rachel Nicholls soprano
John Stringer conductor

Wagner         Prelude und Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde 
Mahler          Symphony no. 4 

Tristan and Isolde, ill-fated lovers, are the protagonists of Wagner's immense opera; the work performed here gives the essence of their passion and tragedy. Opening with the distinctive sounds of flutes and sleighbells, Mahler's fourth symphony is one of the composer's most popular works.  It is based around the song 'Das himmlische Leben', a child's view of heaven, which is hinted at in the first three movements before being sung by the soprano soloist in the fourth movement.

We are sorry that the previously advertised performance of Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.