There have been a couple of standout recordings of Mahler’s ‘rogue’ Seventh in recent times – none more illuminating or hard to ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Mahler lovers know the feeling: When a performance of one of his symphonies takes flight, there is the sense of touring exotic realms. You think you’ve heard and seen everything in one ...

Regretfully this latest take on Mahler’s most challenging symphony really doesn’t add up for me. The opening bars alone are a clear indication of how and why it will fall short. The sound, the ...

“Needs more cowbell” is a flip expression often heard in the music business, and one wonders whether it was around in Mahler’s time, and he took it to heart for his seventh symphony, as their comedic ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor Emeritus Pierre Boulez will replace Music Director Riccardo Muti as conductor for the THIRTEEN Great Performances broadcast on Wednesday, October 27 at 9 p.m. ET ...

Stephen Johnson for Building a Library surveys available recordings of Mahler's Symphony No. 7 and makes a recommendation. For much of the last century, Mahler's Seventh Symphony was considered a dud, ...

Forget Lollapalooza and all the rest. The hottest festival ticket happens just once a generation, if not once a lifetime. That would be the Mahler Festival, a musical G20 summit of sorts celebrating ...