ariadnaSymphony of 1000, a tribute to Geoth or mildly disappointing piece of music?Lilli Lehmann recalls a performance of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony from 1913:May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
ariadnaTo program or not to program?Mahler’s First Symphony was first performed by the NY Philharmonic (under his direction) in 1909. The program notes for the occasion (found…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
ariadnaThe misconceptions of Mahler 4In the words of Theodore Adorno, the final movement of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony “paints paradise in rustic anthropomorphous colors to give…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
ariadnaMahler’s Seventh brings all the haters to the yardThe composition of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony is closely related to that of the Sixth’s. Mahler was working on the 2nd, 4th and final…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
ariadnaToo fast? Too Slow? Or Just Right?From appearances in modern media, to being conducted by Leonard Bernstein during the funeral Mass for Robert. F Kennedy, the Adagietto from…May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
ariadnaThe Joker would find Mahler’s 6th Symphony to be perfectly normalMahler’s Sixth Symphony, is one riddled with both peculiarity and convention. Despite adhering to formal patterns from the classical…Mar 20, 2022Mar 20, 2022
ariadnawe should give mailmen their trumpets backMahler’s Third Symphony is full of peculiarities. Some might even say that this work hardly qualifies as a symphony, and Mahler would agree…Feb 20, 2022Feb 20, 2022
ariadnawhy can’t it just be about the fish??In the time I have spent perusing, scanning, and absorbing information about Mahler and his Second Symphony, it is clear that people really…Feb 13, 2022Feb 13, 2022
ariadnaMahler and Opera: He didn’t write them but he sure could quote themFor one reason or another, Gustav Mahler did not leave us with any complete operatic works. Be it because he was unprepared for such a…Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022
ariadnaSigns of Early ContrastsGustav Mahler has consistently been described within some kind of contrary binary. His conflicting nature and duality is most succinctly…Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022