The Atheist Codger's Symphony Series No. 54: Gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony

This magnificent symphony was the fruit of half a decade's labor and another decade and a half's worth of revisions. It set this composer on his path of musical expression that must surely be the most personal ever trod. The recording is by the Bavarian Radio Orchestra under the direction of Rafael Kubelik. It is available on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Yesterday I posted an introductory video to this chapter of my series, and I believe I said some things that will be useful to understand at the outset. If you haven't seen it, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/edit?ar=2&o=U...