Despite what it packs into barely an hour, Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (hereafter, Erde) is insufficiently long to fill a subscription concert. Hence, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s brief first half, which featured two suitably complementary works.
Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll originated as a birthday gift to his wife Cosima on 25 December 1870, honouring their infant son, Siegfri ... (read more)