Mahler: Song of the Earth by Lutosławski, Mahler, De (2011/2011), Director musical Carlos Kalmar, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago, United States

One of Mahler's final works, this series of songs based on Chinese classical poetry runs the gamut of human experiences with meditations on love, nature, drinking, solitude and the passing of time. The evening opens with Polish composer Lutosławski's tribute to Bartók.