Pre-concert: 18.15
Daniel Behle, tenor
Johannes Schlaefli, conductor
Gustav Mahler
"Totenfeier"
Gustav Mahler
Selected songs
Willem Mengelberger
Andante and Scherzo for strings
Richard Strauss
Don Juan, op. 20 The Dutchman Willem Mengelberg was one of the greatest conductors of the twentieth century; with his interpretations of, among others, Gustav Mahler's and Richard Strauss' works - approved by the great composers themselves! - he set standards for all future generations. He also emerged as a composer, forming a fitting complement to Mahler and Strauss. After Mahler's somber symphonic poem "Totenfeier", which was later to form the first movement of his 2nd symphony ("Auferstehung"), we experience the star tenor and Basel elect Daniel Behle with four heavenly songs by the Austrian composer. Last but not least, the legendary philanderer Don Juan delights in Strauss' famous humorous work.
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