Mahler will always be remembered for his huge orchestral works – and his Symphony No.4 fits perfectly into that mould. It’s interesting, then, that the symphony also exists in pared down form. At the ...

From September 29 through October 2, Esa-Pekka Salonen will lead the San Francisco Symphony in performances of Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony, the "Resurrection," that are sure to be as safe a ticket ...

This symphony of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was first performed in Munich, Germany, in 1901. The first movement translates as “deliberately, not rushed.” Zubin Mehta conducted this recording of the ...

Mahler came to regard the Fourth Symphony as the closing work in a quartet of works, although there are still seeds of it left in the Fifth Symphony. The music in the Fourth is all derived from the ...

Symphony No. 4 New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Gustav Mahler, Composer Bruno Walter, Conductor Desi Halban, Soprano Kindertotenlieder Kathleen Ferrier, Contralto (Female alto) Bruno Walter, ...

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 ...

Ranging across metaphysics, comedy, grief and love, Mahler’s songs for voice and piano are works of exquisite delicacy that offer fascinating glimpses into his grand symphonic works, writes pianist ...