Tabita Berglund & Tomas Nuñez

Nachruf, a musical epitaph or ‘memorial piece’ by Norwegian Arne Nordheim, compresses a frozen, hypnotic emotional charge into only 41 unhurried bars.
The first Symphony by Gustav Mahler also has a morbid touch: the minor-key take on Frère Jacques sounds like a peculiar, cranky funeral march. For the most part, the Symphony nevertheless exudes a youthful zest for life and the wonders of Nature.