Proms 2012 Prom 48: Weber, Mahler & Tchaikovsky

After the overture to the first important German Romantic opera, Weber’s take on the folk legend of a marksman’s contract with the devil, featured artist Alice Coote returns to tackle Mahler’s folk-influenced song-cycle, inspired by the conclusion of an unhappy love affair.

Tchaikovsky’s Manfred, a full-length fusion of tone-poem and symphonic form, makes passionate use of Byron’s dramatic poem with supernatural elements which held so many 19th-century artists in thrall. This powerfully driven masterpiece is a favourite of tonight’s conductor.

Discover the Music Download a short audio guide published on the day about a key work in tonight’s Prom: Suzy Klein talks about Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.