Mahlerfest Blog
MahlerFest III
1990’s MahlerFest III featured the Third Symphony, and there was now a definite plan to do one symphony a year,...
MahlerFest III
1990’s MahlerFest III featured the Third Symphony, and there was now a definite plan to do one symphony a year, in order. Olson was now able to produce a handsome,...
MahlerFest II
MahlerFest II, in 1989, posed formidable logistical problems, and Olson was skeptical about the chance of success. It was one...
MahlerFest II
MahlerFest II, in 1989, posed formidable logistical problems, and Olson was skeptical about the chance of success. It was one thing to find enough musicians to do the First Symphony,...
MahlerFest I
There were many reasons to not do a MahlerFest, versus the many “Mozart” or “Bach” festivals, that require a small...
MahlerFest I
There were many reasons to not do a MahlerFest, versus the many “Mozart” or “Bach” festivals, that require a small number of orchestral players. But a Mahler Festival? If it...
Remembering Gilbert Kaplan
Gilbert Kaplan, who passed away this past New Year’s Day at the age of 74, was a businessman with...
Remembering Gilbert Kaplan
Gilbert Kaplan, who passed away this past New Year’s Day at the age of 74, was a businessman with a passion, the music of Gustav Mahler. His success in...
Mahler’s Symphony No. 6: “A Hero’s Life”?
Who is the “hero” in Mahler’s Symphony No. 6? Mahler composed his sixth symphony over the summers of 1903 and...
Mahler’s Symphony No. 6: “A Hero’s Life”?
Who is the “hero” in Mahler’s Symphony No. 6? Mahler composed his sixth symphony over the summers of 1903 and 1904. This was a very fulfilling time. His career was...
To Tenth, or Not To Tenth, that is the question...
There’s a tempest raging over at Norman Lebrecht’s “house”. The classical music uber-blogger, and all-around maven, attended a performance of...
To Tenth, or Not To Tenth, that is the question...
There’s a tempest raging over at Norman Lebrecht’s “house”. The classical music uber-blogger, and all-around maven, attended a performance of the Deryck Cooke “performing version” of Mahler’s 10th Symphony in...