Mahler's first is one of the most thrilling symphonies - but it suffered a long time from an identity crisis. This is a work that went through many revisions before Mahler arrived at the version we ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There has to be a reason for a new Mahler cycle, when so many exceptional recordings have appeared in recent ...

Symphony No. 1 François-Xavier Roth, Conductor South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden and Freiburg (members) Gustav Mahler, Composer Im Sommerwind South West German Radio Symphony ...

An artist equally praised in the musical capitals of the world as both conductor and composer, German artist Matthias Pintscher makes his TSO podium début with a stimulating programme anchored by ...

The Houston Symphony is getting national recognition for its May 2014 performance of Mahler 8, the “symphony of a Thousand,” led by former music director Christoph Eschenbach. The work’s nickname ...

Caught by accident on the radio two years ago from the Proms, Iván Fischer's Mahler 1 was immediately gripping and very special, and this CD captures its qualities of absolute directness and clarity.

Two youthful artists beguiled the Seattle Symphony audience with their dynamic performances in a vibrant program that highlighted the similarities and contrasts between early works of two composers ...

Symphony No. 1 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Riccardo Chailly, Conductor Gustav Mahler, Composer At least on record, the Leipzig Gewandhaus does not have much of a Mahler tradition – Masur and Neumann ...

Stephen Johnson gets inside Mahler's first symphony to try and discover its true meaning among the folksongs, military fanfares, and sounds of nature that abound in his score.