Munich Philharmonic: Ben-Haim / Mahlerfeaturing Chen Reiss (soprano), conducted by Lahav Shani
The Munich Philharmonic under the baton of Lahav Shani is now making up for an opportunity lost 94 years ago: On 7 March 1933, the orchestra was set to perform the world premiere of Paul Frankenburger’s Concerto grosso.
The Munich Philharmonic under the baton of Lahav Shani is now making up for an opportunity lost 94 years ago: On 7 March 1933, the orchestra was set to perform the world premiere of Paul Frankenburger’s Concerto grosso.
The concert never took place, as, following the Nazis’ rise to power, the works of the Munich-born Jewish composer were taken off the programme. When Frankenburger emigrated to Palestine shortly thereafter, he changed his name to Paul Ben-Haim. His symphonic poem Pan, which dates from his time in Munich, tells the story of an imagined encounter between a woman and the Greek god Pan in a rich, evocative musical language.
With Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No 4, the programme continues to explore a world of illusion, though now through a garish masquerade and with a double-edged sense of humour. This work, too, is represented in the annals of the Munich Philharmonic, which gave the world premiere under the baton of Mahler himself in 1901.
With
- Conductor: Lahav Shani
- Soprano: Chen Reiss
- Munich Philharmonic
Programme
- Paul Ben-Haim: Concerto grosso for orchestra
- Paul Ben-Haim: Pan, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 4 in G major
