The Music Plays On — Mahler Symphony №4

Gustav Mahler, c. 1900

I’ve decided to honor the decision by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw to have an online version of the Mahler Festival by offering my favorite performances of the symphony that the festival is broadcasting each day.

Gustav Mahler ascended to the throne of the conducting profession in 1897, when he became the General Music Director of the Vienna Court Opera, now the…