Tag: Mahler
-
Possibilities In Mahler Symphony
When I saw the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra perform Mahler’s Eighth Symphony at Carnegie Hall in 2008, there were 335 performers on stage, including a chorus of 205 people. It was pretty impressive. But that was nothing compared to the symphony’s premiere. Mahler’s Eighth is sometimes called the Symphony of a Thousand and it turns out…
SundayMagazine.org 