Moderated Special Concert »Natur pur!« in the Kulturpalast

The works in this concert have a common theme, namely our connection with nature. Mahler’s settings of the poems from »Des Knaben Wunderhorn« refract life and nature through a melancholic lens. They incorporate folk tunes to paint a picture of a world in which human experience is closely interwoven with nature. Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony is also more than just a musical depiction of nature. While the »Pastoral« gives us idyllic landscapes, babbling brooks and cheerful village festivities, for Beethoven these are not merely a backdrop but rather reflect the feelings of the observer, thereby creating a unique connection between man and nature.