Mahler's first is one of the most thrilling symphonies - but it suffered a long time from an identity crisis. This is a work that went through many revisions before Mahler arrived at the version we ...

Gustav Mahler's Komponierhäuschen (composition hut) in Steinbach am Attersee." When Late-Romantic Austrian composer Gustav Mahler completed his First Symphony in 1888, he called it "Titan," thinking ...

Mahler's song "Ging heut' morgens" later appeared as a purely instrumental theme in his Symphony No. 1 (Thomas Hampson, baritone). Gustav Mahler died 97 years ago today — May 18, 1911. Today, he's ...

With the exception of a few songs and song cycles, the symphony as a musical form was the be all and end all for Gustav Mahler. He composed no concertos, hardly any chamber music, and though he was an ...

Caught by accident on the radio two years ago from the Proms, Iván Fischer's Mahler 1 was immediately gripping and very special, and this CD captures its qualities of absolute directness and clarity.

Two youthful artists beguiled the Seattle Symphony audience with their dynamic performances in a vibrant program that highlighted the similarities and contrasts between early works of two composers ...

Symphony No. 1 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Riccardo Chailly, Conductor Gustav Mahler, Composer At least on record, the Leipzig Gewandhaus does not have much of a Mahler tradition – Masur and Neumann ...

Ruslan and Lyudmila, Movements: Overture Klaus Tennstedt, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Composer Symphony No. 1 Klaus Tennstedt, Conductor Gustav Mahler, Composer ...