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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Composer of the Week: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Episode 4

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Episode 4

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Episode 4

Donald Macleod introduces arrangements of two Mahler songs by jazz musician Uri Caine.

Donald Macleod presents arrangements of two Mahler songs by American jazz musician and musicologist Uri Caine, plus the finale of Symphony No 3, related to the Wunderhorn settings.

On 11th May 1897, aged just 37, Mahler made a triumphant debut as the director of the Vienna Opera - the post seen almost universally as the peak of his entire profession. It was the culmination of years of careful political machinations, and arguably the high point of his musical career. Little did anyone know that he had already lived nearly three quarters of his life.

In today's episode, Donald Macleod introduces sparkling arrangements of two songs by the American jazz musician and musicogist Uri Caine, as well as the finale of the immense Third Symphony, itself closely related to Mahler's "Wunderhorn" settings.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Donald Macleod explores Mahler's early years, and links between his symphonies and poetry

Donald Macleod explores Mahler's early years - from his humble birth in the Bohemian backwater of Kaliste to his triumphant installation as director of the Vienna Opera at the age of 37

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