The conductor Willem Mengelberg (1871–1951), a friend of Mahler and a predecessor to Haitink at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, had introduced the music to the Dutch and instituted a Mahler ...
And it is surely one of the greatest sections of orchestral music ever written. We know, we know, enough death already. But this is Mahler, he’s basically all about death. Sorry. The Second ...
If Pierre Boulez's Mahler series has had its highs and ... Rival companies provide extra songs to showcase their sopranos' talents. It's now 35 years since the Cleveland Orchestra gave us the classic ...
The Grammy Award-winning Louisville Orchestra has announced ... “This season is about storytelling in music,” he said. "Whether it's the emotional weight of Mahler’s Ninth, the history ...