by NORMAN LEBRECHT. Gustav Mahler is nowadays one of the most performed of all symphony composers.
Yet in his own day he was frequently reviled.
Norman Lebrecht tracks down the recorded reminiscences of some of Mahler's closest contemporaries. The programme also contains excerpts from some of Mahler's symphonies - and the sound of Mahler's own piano-playing recorded in 1905. Producer DANIEL SNOWMAN Stereo (R)