Everyone from Aristotle to Monty Python has considered “the Meaning of Life.” The question of our place in the world and what follows our earthly existence is one that we all ponder. Gustav Mahler was ...

EAU CLAIRE— The Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra (CVSO) will conclude their 50th season with a performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection,” one of the most beloved ...

Mahler's grand-scale "Resurrection" Symphony marked the real beginning of his career as a composer. It's the work with which he answered the... Mahler's Apocalyptic Second Symphony Mahler's ...

The rafters were raised Sunday afternoon at Central Lutheran Church when the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Chorale tackled Mahler's massive Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection"). The 100 ...

Throughout his life, Mahler was tantalized by questions about the meaning of existence. His Second Symphony, more than any other work, introduces us to his existential questions. Last weekend, in ...

Imagine hearing a voice so remarkable that you remember it 14 years later. San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare was the principal horn player for Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony ...

There aren't many musical sure bets these days as sure as a Mahler symphony from Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony. But even by those high standards, Saturday's performance of the ...

In true fashion, Pacific Symphony ends its 2016-17 season with a concert designed to make a lasting impression. In the spotlight is Mahler's epic Second Symphony, in which the composer ponders nothing ...

I’ve had dozens of conversations that discussed the greatest symphonies of all time. I’ve read dozens of articles on the same topic. The usual suspects are all there, Beethoven’s Ninth, Mahler’s Ninth ...

Last Friday and Saturday, as a warmup for the Bach Mass, the Glee Club and Choral Society joined forces with Leonard Bernstein and the Boston Symphony in a powerful and awe-inspiring performance of ...