First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores Mahler's childhood in Bohemia, where he was inspired by the sounds and songs of the countryside, and his studies in Vienna. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod examines the influence, for good and ill, on Mahler's music of his wife Alma. Including Symphony No 6; Das Lied von der Erde (excerpts); Symphony No 7. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores Gustav Mahler's final years at the Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic. Including Symphonies Nos 8, 9 and 10. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod traces the course of Gustav Mahler's career as he takes up the most prestigious post in music - director of the Vienna Court Opera. Show more
