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Anybody here listen to Mahler?

I have always been a fan of classical music but I never really understood or got into Gustav Mahler music. Over the holidays I’ve been listening to the Leonard Bernstein conducted symphonies and I have to say I am pretty blown away and  Mahler seems like bridge from the Germanic classical music to modern classical music. I am especially smitten by the second symphony also known as the resurrection. Any thoughts on Mahler symphonies that you really like and why would be appreciated. Mahler seems very influential on present composers. . I am especially smitten by the second symphony also known as the resurrection. Any thoughts on Mahler symphonies that you really like and why would be appreciated. Boy does his music work out your hi-fi and especially your speakers

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gdnrbob
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@tuberist ,

I, too, had a hard time with Mahler in the beginning.

My 2 cents:

Start with the First Symphony-Way too many good recordings, so you have no problem finding a good one.

For vocal, I found Das Lied von de Erde, to be an easy listen- and it contains music from the 1st symphony, so you get to hear it in a different setting.

If you are still interested, move onto his other symphonic and vocal works.

Late Mahler is pretty strong stuff (like the Brahms Requiem-IMHO- Well, not that bad😉),

I found the 6th symphony by accident (Horenstein in Stockholm Live, if I recall). It is another ’easy’ listen.

B

 

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