hide captionGustav Mahler wanted each of his symphonies to contain a world of emotions and ideas.
Gustav Mahler wanted each of his symphonies to contain a world of emotions and ideas.
Conducting Gustav Mahler's First Symphony is an exhilarating and demanding task. Although it's one of his shortest symphonies (at about 55 minutes), it is an epic journey that requires countless hours of analysis and examination of the score. Still, it is a thrilling process to peel back and reassemble the many layers of Mahler's music.
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