BBC Proms 2016 - Berlioz, Matthews & Mahler

Prom 41: The Hallé - Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde , , Royal Albert Hall Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s masterpiece for orchestra and voice - with soloists Alice Coote and Gregory Kunde. In the first half there’s a rare opportunity to hear Berlioz’s King Lear Overture and Colin Matthews’s Berceuse for Dresden. Programme Hector Berlioz Overture ’King Lear’ (16 mins) Colin Matthews Berceuse for Dresden (15 mins) London premiere Gustav Mahler Das Lied von der Erde (64 mins) Performers Leonard Elschenbroich cello Alice Coote mezzo-soprano Gregory Kunde tenor Hallé Sir Mark Elder conductor About This Event Berlioz’s King Lear overture was admired by the King of Hanover: ‘How you have portrayed [Cordelia] – her humility and tenderness! It is heart-rending, and so beautiful!’ Continuing our focus on the cello this summer, Colin Matthews’s Berceuse for Dresden takes inspiration from the eight