Programme
Mahler - Trauermarsch: In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt (from 'Symphony No. 5 in c-sharp minor')
Mahler - Ging heut' morgen übers Feld (from 'Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen')
Mahler - Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald, No. 7 (from 'Lieder und Gesänge')
Mahler - Das himmlische Leben
Diepenbrock - Die Liebende schreibt
Diepenbrock - Lied der Spinnerin
Mengelberg - Der Ungenannten
Mengelberg - Komm' über das Meer
Musicians
Pianola: Gustav Mahler
Soprano: Jeannette van Schaik
Piano: Peter Nilsson
Curator Pianola Museum/moderator: Kasper Janse
Curator Rijksmuseum/moderator: Giovanni Di Stefano
Timetable:
1.30 pm – Walk in
2 pm – Start of the programme
The pianola was the technical musical marvel of the early twentieth century. These self-playing pianos were a great attraction in Mahler's day. Via punched paper rolls, a pneumatic mechanism could reproduce a specific performance at the piano. In November 1905 in Leipzig, Mahler briefly took his seat behind the piano in the factory of M. Welte & Sohn so that his playing could be recorded on piano rolls. In this way, Mahler's own renditions of two songs and excerpts from the Fourth and Fifth symphonies have been preserved.
During this unique event in the auditorium of the Rijksmuseum, Mahler's piano playing will be brought back to life via the pianola. You will hear the composer as an accompanist in a number of songs, sung by soprano Jeannette van Schaik. She also sings songs by Mengelberg and Diepenbrock, accompanied by Peter Nilsson. In addition to the music, Kasper Janse, curator of the Piano Museum, and Giovanni di Stefano, curator of the Rijksmuseum, will tell you all about the world of the pianola and Mahler.
The Rijksmuseum will also host a small presentation during the Mahler Festival featuring scores and photographic material of Mahler and his good friend Diepenbrock.
The event will be English. Tickets are name-bound (linked to a museum ticket or museum card), so you can only purchase 1 ticket per order.