Sherry Chandler » Ah, Mahler…
Ah, Mahler…
How long the winter has lasted — like a Mahler
symphony, or an hour in the dentist’s chair.
— Jane Kenyon, from “Walking Alone in Late Winter,” Collected Poems (Greywolf Press, 2005)
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3 Comments
1. Terry replies at 5th September 2006, 4:53 pm :
Poor Mahler - compared to a root canal! He’s one of my favorites.
2. sherry replies at 6th September 2006, 6:14 am :
Hey, Terry! I only “know” two Mahler symphonies, which is to say I own copies of the first and the third. The third I like. The first, not so much. But sometimes that is a matter of performance. I always thought I was bored by Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” — thought it a sort of pseudo-jazz — until I heard the performance with Leonard Bernstein conducting and playing the piano. That performance reached me, made me feel I understood what Gershwin was trying to do.
3. Terry replies at 7th September 2006, 1:47 pm :
The first symphony I fell in love with was the 4th, when I heard it performed locally. For a recording, I highly recommend Bernstien. The 7th comes close in my affections. Pretty much, I like them all.
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