Gustav Mahler has been one of my favorite composers since I discovered Classical Music – and in this video I try to explain why he holds that place, from many angles, channelled through the extraordinary, moving story of Mahler’s life and works.
Music included (Listening List):
- Symphony no. 2 (‘Resurrection’) – Finale
- Symphony no. 1 (‘Titan’) – First Movement
- Symphony no. 1 – Third Movement
- Symphony no. 3 – Final Movement (Adagio)
- Symphony no. 4 – Das Himmlische Leben
- Symphony no. 4 – Third Movement (Adagio)
- Symphony no. 5 – Adagietto
- Kindertotenlieder - Wenn dein Mütterlein (If your mother…)
- Symphony no. 6 (‘Tragic’) – Scherzo
- Symphony no. 6 – Finale
- Symphony no. 8 (‘Symphony of a Thousand’) – Movement 2 (Closing Scene from Goethe’s Faust)
- Symphony no. 9 – First Movement
- Symphony no. 9 – Finale
- Symphony no. 10 – Adagio (First Movement)
TIME STAMPS
- 0:00 - Introduction
- 1:20 – Chapter One: Spring
- 8:01 – Chapter Two: Summer
- 13:17 – Chapter Three: Autumn
- 17:59 – Chapter Four: Winter
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