This is a very interesting meld of works, with three wildly different composers. Starting with Antonin Dvorak’s Biblical Songs for Voice and Orchestra, we go via France and Ravel’s tone poem, Sheherazade through to Mahler and his Five Songs based on the poems of Friedrich Ruckert. What is stunning about this album is the musicianship throughout. With her husband, Sir Simon Rattle leading the Berlin Philharmonic they create sweeping musical gestures while exploring the poetic souls of these composers.