In 1791 Mozart had the sense that he was about to die. He was visited by a stranger who asked him to compose a Requiem for soloists, choir, and orchestra. There is a section of …
Gustav Mahler completed writing the symphony #4 on August 5, 1900. It was first performed in January 1902, by which time he had met, but not yet married, Alma Schindler. The opening movement, in traditional …
I still recall my hearing two live performances of Mahler’s Third Symphony. One performance was in London; the second took place at the Aspen Music Festival. Both were unforgettable. Now, many years later, I frequently …
I find that personally I enjoy more the so-called “Part II” of this work, because of its inclusion of music for angels and other delights. Also, I am often disturbed by Mahler’s seeming reference to …
Anton Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony is the only one of his nine to which he gave a subtitle. Bruckner’s music never seems to be in a great hurry, and the opening subject of the Fourth Symphony …