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In this first podcast, I talk about Gustav Mahler: The Man and his Music
For the past 98 years since the death of this influential composer, many biographies,musical studies, PhD Theses, and other books have been written and read about Mahler, the man and his compositions. As such, I really feel somewhat humbled to be adding to this body of work, in particular because it is in the form of a podcast that lasts only a few minutes. However, every great part of history has both very long and somewhat shorter contributions…
Yes… I could talk with you about Mahler for several days. But let’s get started so that I can tell you some basics, and a few new things that you may not have known before…
Thanks for bringing some insight into Mahler. My first visit ere, but not my last.
Thanks for bringing some insight into Mahler. My first visit ere, but not my last.
After listening to Hans Rott’s First Symphony, composed before Mahler’s First, I must conclude Mahler’s musical voice was not original at all – as much as I love Mahler, I am in awe of Rott’s Symphony – I believe Mahler took Rott’s voice and ran with it, so to speak – Mahler himself said Rott was the “Founder of the New Symphony”