Mahler's Das klagende Lied & Jeths’ Recorder Concerto with Erik Bosgraaf

Jeths

In the Recorder Concerto by Willem Jeths, you hear the recorder and the orchestra together in great harmony. Willem Jeths wrote this concerto 10 years ago for Erik Bosgraaf, who is performing it again now. The rave reviews at the time especially praised the 'miracle of subtle and melancholic balance' that can be heard in the interplay of the large symphony orchestra and the tiny recorder.

Mahler

The affinity of Jeth's concerto with Mahler's piece is greater than expected. In Das klachtende Lied the flute plays a crucial role in dramatic terms: it unmasks the murderous brother and thus tilts the perspective in this fairy tale by Mahler. In this concert, the De Philharmonie symphony orchestra, conducted by Stijn Berkouwer, continues its fruitful collaboration with the Netherlands Concert Choir and vocal soloists, with whom it has already given successful concerts several times in its 25-year existence.