MAHLER FESTIVAL: Chamber Music Evening with Reading and Singing

Johannes Brahms, Two Songs, Op. 91 (1863/84)
(Arrangement for voice, clarinet, cello, and piano)
“Calmed Longing” (Friedrich Rückert)
“Spiritual Lullaby” (Emanuel Geibel after Lope de Vega)

Johannes Brahms, Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 114 (1891)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Andantino grazioso
4. Allegro

Gustav Mahler, Rückert Songs (1901-02)
(Arrangement for voice, violin, clarinet, cello, and piano)
1. “Do not look into my songs!”
2. “I breathed a gentle fragrance!”
3. “I have lost touch with the world”
4. “At midnight”
5. “Do you love for beauty”

An important part of Mahler's universe is occupied by the creative works of his contemporaries. Among the most significant during his time in Steinbach am Attersee was certainly Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), who spent his summer months not far away in the spa town of Bad Ischl. Occasionally, Mahler would ride his bicycle there to visit the aging master and described these excursions with a quote from Goethe's Faust: “From time to time I like to see the old man,” a witty allusion to Mephistopheles, who occasionally drops by to see God. This concert presents works by both composers and texts from Mahler's memories that illuminate this extraordinary relationship.

10. Gustav Mahler Festival in Steinbach am Attersee: The 3rd Symphony
The Gustav Mahler Festival 2026 in Steinbach am Attersee will take place from June 21 to June 28, 2026, and will focus on the composer’s third symphony.
More information: www.mahler.steinbach.at