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Part IV of our Mahler cycle continues with two works that showcase the human voice. The program begins with Des Knaben Wunderhorn in a performance from 1969 featuring Christa Ludvig and Walter Berry 7. That's followed by a broadcast recording of the Symphony No. 4 from 1962 featuring Georg Solti leading the Orchestra and soprano Irmgard Seefried. Alec Baldwin is your host.

The New York Philharmonic This Week
# NYP 18-04

Host: Alec Baldwin
Producer: Mark Travis
Executive Producer: Vince Ford

Underwriters: Kaplen Brothers Fund; Audrey Love Charitable Foundation; The National Endowment for the Arts; MetLife Foundation

Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Sir Georg Solti (symphony)

Soloist: Irmgard Seefried, soprano (symphony); Christa Ludvig, mezzo; Walter Berry, baritone