Special Season - The Rückert Lieder

This special season focuses on Mahler’s Rückert Lieder , a collection of five songs based on texts by the poet Friedrich Rückert. The season opens by exploring the circumstances that led Mahler to compose his Rückert Lieder , then goes in depth on the songs individually, and wraps up by explaining how the songs relate to Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. ***** Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav…