Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler

Leonard Bernstein had an affinity for the music of Gustav Mahler, as seen in the climax of the Oscar-nominated 2023 Netflix film “Maestro.” In this special episode, we explore what the two musicians had in common, and learn how Bernstein brought Mahler back into the spotlight in the 1960s.Guests include Jamie Bernstein (Leonard Bernstein's daughter) and Gabe Smith (Archivist for the New York Philharmonic).WATCH THIS EPISODE WITH ARCHIVAL IMAGES FROM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9rvceUsDnAWEBSITE LINK:Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerSUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Season 1 focuses on Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D major (1888), taking listeners back to the work’s origins in the street songs, folk tunes and bugle calls of Mahler’s childhood. Each episode is devoted to a movement of the symphony.Guests include conductors Kent Nagano and Michael Tilson Thomas; principal musicians of the Boston Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam; scholars from Columbia University and the University of Chicago; and starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler and Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner.SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/season1.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony is the story of a young man beginning his journey through life. In fact, it is Mahler himself, looking at the world with wide-eyed wonder. Originally, he titled the first movement “Spring Without End,” for its depiction of the joys of nature. Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler and Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner.Guests include Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony), Kent Nagano (Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic), William Hudgins (Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University) and Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis). SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 1, Episode 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/episode1.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

In the second movement of his First Symphony, Gustav Mahler draws upon the dance music of his youth. As his mood becomes more exuberant, so too, does the music.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler and Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner.Guests include Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony), Kent Nagano (Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University), Philip V. Bohlman (University of Chicago), and Christian Glanz (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 1, Episode 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/episode2.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Early audiences found the third movement of Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony grotesque, macabre and unsettling. Inspired by an engraving entitled “The Huntsman’s Funeral,” Mahler juxtaposes death with humor, incorporating a popular children's melody—a brilliant touch that still delights and spooks audiences today. Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler and Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner.Guests include William Hudgins (Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Dominic Seldis (Principal Bass, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University), Philip V. Bohlman (University of Chicago), and Christian Glanz (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna). SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 1, Episode 3: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/episode3.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Gustav Mahler originally titled his First Symphony “Titan,” because of the mighty struggle between his hero and fate, a monumental battle that reaches its climax in the fourth movement. Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler and Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner.Guests include Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony), William Hudgins (Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Jennifer Montone (Principal Horn, Philadelphia Orchestra), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University), and Christine Lee Gengaro (Los Angeles City College). SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 1, Episode 4: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/episode4.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Season 2 focuses on Mahler’s Second Symphony in C minor (1888-1894), delving into Mahler’s gigantic musical exploration of life, death, and what lies beyond. Each episode is devoted to a movement of the symphony.Guests include conductors Kent Nagano and Michael Tilson Thomas; principal musicians of the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra; scholars from Columbia and Oxford Universities; and starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler and Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner.SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/season2.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Mahler’s Second Symphony begins with the funeral for the hero of his First Symphony. The dramatic music rages with sorrow and anger...but also hope, for life after death.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler.Guests include Kent Nagano (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic), Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Austin Howle (Principal Tuba, Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Matthew McDonald (Principal Bass, Berlin Philharmonic), Michael Sachs (Principal Trumpet, Cleveland Orchestra), Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 2, Episode 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e1.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

For his Second Symphony, Mahler created a second movement he described as a memory, “a ray of sunlight, pure and cloudless, out of the hero’s life.” The music is bittersweet.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler.Guests include Michael Tilson Thomas (New World Symphony; San Francisco Symphony; London Symphony Orchestra), Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Matthew Aucoin (Composer/Conductor), D.D. Jackson (Jazz Pianist/Composer), and Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 2, Episode 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e2.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

In the summer of 1893, Mahler wrote a song, entitled “St. Anthony of Padua’s Sermon to the Fish.” It turned out so well, he incorporated melodies from it into the third movement of his Second Symphony.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, and Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner.Guests include Kent Nagano (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic; Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Matt Aucoin (Composer/Conductor), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 2, Episode 3: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e3.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

The fourth movement of Mahler’s Second Symphony is a delicate song for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. It’s a turning point in the symphony, where the protagonist’s spiritual wisdom blossoms.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, and Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner.Guests include Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Michael Sachs (Principal Trumpet, Cleveland Orchestra), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England), and Christine Lee Gengaro (Los Angeles City College, California).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 2, Episode 4: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e4.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Mahler described the last movement of his Second Symphony, which includes two soloists and a chorus, as a colossal fresco of The Day of Judgement. All of humanity meets its maker, and Mahler stretches his musical wings, soaring to glorious heights.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, and Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner.Guests include Kent Nagano, (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic; Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Austin Howle, (Principal Tuba, Montreal Symphony), Emmanuel Pahud (Principal Flute, Berlin Philharmonic), Michael Sachs (Principal Trumpet, Cleveland Orchestra), Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis), Christine Lee Gengaro (Los Angeles City College, California), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 2, Episode 5: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e5.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Season 3 focuses on Mahler’s Third Symphony in D minor (1895-1896), exploring Mahler’s unique perspective on the different orders of being, from lifeless matter to highest consciousness. Each episode is devoted to a movement of the symphony. Guests include conductors Kent Nagano and Michael Tilson Thomas; principal musicians of the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam; scholars from New York City and St. Louis in the United States, Oxford, England and Athens, Greece; and starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Paul Hecht as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche, and Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner.SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony is the story of creation, with each movement a higher rung on the ladder of consciousness. It begins with lifeless matter and the struggle for life to emerge, portrayed as a musical battle between winter and summer.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Paul Hecht as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche, and Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner.Guests include Kent Nagano (General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera, and Chief Conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra ), Michael Tilson Thomas (Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic Director Laureate of the New World Symphony), Andrew Bain (Principal Horn, Los Angeles Philharmonic), Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Christopher Martin (Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic), Albrecht Mayer (Principal Oboe, Berlin Philharmonic), Toby Oft (Principal Trombone, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Dominic Seldis (Principal Bass, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam), Ioannis Konstantakos (University of Athens, Greece), and Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e1.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

In the second movement of his Third Symphony, Gustav Mahler begins the upward journey on the ladder of consciousness. He considers flowers the first step and portrays them in musically charming ways.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, Billy Lyons as the voice of Arthur Schopenhauer, and Gary Tiedemann as the voice of Gustav Theodor FechnerGuests include Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Robert Chen (Concertmaster, Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis) and Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e2.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Gustav Mahler made animals the next step upward on his ladder of consciousness in the third movement of his Third Symphony. Summoning both humor and tragedy, he portrays the sounds of the forest, from sweetly singing nightingales to fearsome creatures.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Paul Hecht as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, Billy Lyons as the voice of Arthur Schopenhauer, and Gary Tiedemann as the voice of Gustav Theodor FechnerGuests include Kent Nagano (General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera, and Chief Conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra ), Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Bill Hudgins (Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Christopher Martin (Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic, Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 3: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e3.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

In the fourth movement of his Third Symphony, Gustav Mahler’s ladder of consciousness reaches humanity. It is a dramatic orchestral song for mezzo soprano that explores the meaning of existence, with lyrics from Nietzsche’s book “Thus Spoke Zarathustra.”Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Paul Hecht as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche, and Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner.Guests include Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis), Ioannis Konstantakos (University of Athens, Greece), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York) and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 4: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e4.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Angels are the next step on Gustav Mahler’s ladder of consciousness. In the joyful fifth movement of his Third Symphony, the orchestra is joined by a children’s choir and a women’s choir giving voice to the angels.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Paul Hecht as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche, and Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner.Guests include James Burton (Choral Director, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Megan and Hannah Laurence (Choristers, Boston Symphony Orchestra Children’s Chorus), Eamonn Greiner (Chorister, Saint Paul's Boys' Choir, Boston), Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 5: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e5.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

In the sixth and final movement of Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony, he reaches the top rung on his ladder of consciousness. This glorious adagio is Mahler’s celebration of God’s perfect love.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Paul Hecht as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner, Billy Lyons as the voice of Arthur Schopenhauer, and Gary Tiedemann as the voice of Gustav Theodor FechnerGuests include Kent Nagano (General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera, and Chief Conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra ), Michael Tilson Thomas (Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic Director Laureate of the New World Symphony), Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Bill Hudgins (Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Christopher Martin (Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic), Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis), Ioannis Konstantakos (University of Athens, Greece ), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 6: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e6.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg