The musical canvas and emotional scope of the work, which lasts over an hour, are huge. After its premiere, Mahler is reported to have said,Sorry - not by the LPO but a fine version - this is one of my favourite pieces of classical music.“Nobody understood it. I wish I could conduct the first performance fifty years after my death.”Conductor Herbert von Karajan said that when one hears Mahler's Fifth, “you forget that time has passed. A great performance of the Fifth is a transforming experience. The fantastic finale almost forces you to hold your breath.”
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Theodora Ziolkowski’s music playlist for her poetry collection Ghostlit
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"It makes complete sense to me that a soundtrack exists for the poems that
appear in my collection, as the speaker’s own memories are saturated with
music."
20 hours ago
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