Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony and Mahler Songs, Featuring Sasha Cooke
Sun Valley Pavilion 300 Dollar Rd, Sun ValleyOne of classical musicās great mysteries is why Schubert never finished his eighth symphonyāhe lived six more years after he stopped working on it. But thereās no mystery in why it has become so popular: itās gorgeous, and it includes one of the most famous melodies ever written. Like Schubert, Gustav Mahler was a master songwriter, and he set many poems by Friedrich RĆ¼ckert to music. Sasha Cooke, a āluminous standoutā (The New York Times) with āequal parts poise, radiance, and elegant directnessā (Opera News), sings Mahlerās RĆ¼ckert Lieder with the Festival Orchestra.