Unlike his predecessor in Berlin, Simon Rattle, Petrenko makes Mahler fly, much more air and fire though not without earthiness when it’s needed (update: when I wrote this, I'd completely forgotten ...

Sir Simon Rattle's return to the BBC Proms has been highly anticipated, and in this second concert of his appearance with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the focus is on Mahler's most ...

Completed in 1880 when Mahler was just 20, "Das Klagende Lied" (Song of lamentation) is a cantata of often beautiful contrasts. Despite its early place in Mahler’s career, it’s still clearly his with ...