Let's get intense - Bernstein conducting Mahler's Symphony #6

[NRaleighLiberal]

Kind of a soundtrack for the times we are living through. perhaps my favorite piece of classical music.

[MuseRider]

1. Be still my heart!

I love Mahler with a passion. Mostly I love playing Mahler. We are doing Mahler 4 this next season. I have downloaded my music, it is quite complex . Will be listening, thank you!

[pangaia]

3. Well I'll be. I am playing Mahler 4 this summer..

Enjoy..

[MuseRider]

5. Percussion?

Lol, love the drummer.

I play clarinet. Big part, Bb, A and Eb. Schaltracter Auf (spelling off the top of my head) nothing like playing a woodwind with the bells in the air!

Enjoy yourself, have fun!

Are you doing it soon?

[pangaia]

8. Timpani....in a few weeks.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. I think I have at least 20 recordings of each Mahler symphony...

Favorites are 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (oddly enough).

Also big Shostakovich listener - esp the 4th (not an easy listen until one falls in love with it - such pain and suffering in the notes!)

[MuseRider]

6. Both incredible composers.

I am partial to Shostakovich symphony 7. Also painful.

Have you heard the violin concerto? If not you must. I have rarely had so much fun playing it, great parts for the orchestra. It almost seems like circus music.

[pangaia]

10. 7 yes... I have friends in st pete phil

They did 7 in israel recently..celebrating the lifting of the siege

I heard 5 in leningrad in 1985 and then again during their American tour last year..
I've played only 1 5 and 10

[fierywoman]

9. I played all 9 with Eliahu Inbal. It was the year I started (psycho-)therapy --

it practically killed me.
BTW, this one is known as, The Tragic. I spent the first few days of rehearsals with tears running down my face.
(What doesn't kill you makes you stronger !!!)

[PJMcK]

2. Bernstein is my man!

Everything he did was brilliant and I had the incredible privilege to intern for him.

The Maestro was a genius and I love his music!

[MuseRider]

7. Wow!

He was truly amazing. Lucky you!

Conducting or composing intern?