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Thomas Quasthoff

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2010 Concert Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Mahlers BirthRenowned baritone Kvasthof sings Song of a Dead ChildZubin Mehta conducts the Staatskapelle DresdenLive footage from a 2010 concert in Dresden featuring the Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Zubin Mehta, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Mahlers birth. Featuring Thomas Quasthoffone of the worlds greatest baritonesas soloist, the concert featured a performance of Mahlers Song of a Dead Child.Songs on the Death of Children is based on the poems of the same name by Friedrich Rckert, a masterpiece in which Mahler selected five poems from a collection of 425 that chronicled the poets emotions following the successive deaths of his two children in the winter of 1833. Kvasthoff sang with rich, nuanced emotion, delivering a moving and masterful performance.The first half featured Weberns *Six Pieces for Orchestra*. This work was