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00:00 Antonín Dvořák, Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66 Gustav Mahler, Rückert-Lieder 14:25 Liebst du um Schönheit (If you love for beauty) 16:58 Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder (Do not look into my songs) 18:40 Um Mitternacht (At midnight) 21:43 Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft (I breathed a gentle fragrance) 27:51 Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (I am lost to the world) 35:59 Béla Bartók, Five Hungarian Folk Songs, Sz 101 BB 108 1. A tomlocben 2. Regi keserves 3. Sarga csiko, csengo rajta 4. Panasz eg a vilag 48:25 Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “The Great“ 1. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo – Più moto 2. Andante con moto 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 4. Finale: Allegro vivace Cast Magdalena Kožená — Mezzo-soprano Chamber Orchestra of Europe Sir Simon Rattle — Conductor Program notes Following their roundly celebrated outings in 2020 and 2022, Sir Simon Rattle and the prestigious Chamber Orchestra of Europe team up once again — this time with Sir Simon’s wife, the stupendous mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, for an era-spanning evening charged with emotion at the famous Esterházy Palace! After a spirited opening with Dvořák’s tempestuous Scherzo Capriccioso, Sir Simon and the COE welcome Kožená for two irresistible song cycles: five of Bartók’s treasured Hungarian Folk Songs, inspired by tunes he collected traveling around his homeland; and Mahler’s sublimely lyrical Rückert-Lieder, a work that marked a turning point in his compositional style. The grand finale is Schubert’s majestic Symphony No. 9 — likely his most innovative and masterful symphony, inspired by Beethoven and known fittingly as “the Great.“ Venue: Esterházy Palace (Eisenstadt, Austria) Broadcast date: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at
