Composer of the Week - Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Donald Macleod explores Mahler's early years - from his humble birth in the Bohemian backwater of Kaliste to his triumphant installation as director of the Vienna Opera at the age of 37
Composer of the Week - Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Episode 1
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): 1/5. Donald Macleod focuses on Mahler's childhood and earliest works, including a rare piano quartet movement and his cantata, Das Klagende Lied.
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Composer of the Week - Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Episode 2
Donald Macleod explores links between Mahler's early songs and his First Symphony. Including a rare performance of the orchestral movement, Blumine.
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Composer of the Week - Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Episode 3
Donald Macleod presents more Mahler songs inspired by the poetry collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn, and explores its influence on his Symphony No 2.
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Composer of the Week - Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Episode 4
Donald Macleod presents arrangements of two Mahler songs by American jazz musician and musicologist Uri Caine, plus the finale of Symphony No 3, related to the Wunderhorn settings.
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Composer of the Week - Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Episode 5
Donald Macleod introduces a complete performance of Mahler's Symphony No 4, regarded as the pinnacle of his first compositional period.
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