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Description: The music causes me to dream of fabulous empires, filled with fabulous sins.
Gustav Mahler was born on July 7, 1860 (happy belated birthday, G!), which made me think I might as well post some notes I wrote a few years back for the Dallas Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde , in chamber reduction. (I have written about the full orchestral version, too, I’m pretty sure, but I think both versions of the work are fascinating and urge you to listen to both, if you haven’t already.) I’m pretty sure I have never posted them before, but if I’m repeating myself, please take it up with the sub
Mahler’s Song of the Earth
by René Spencer Saller
musicophilesblog – From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms – Writing About and Reviewing Classical Music and Jazz