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 second symphony, known as the "Resurrection," is a real leviathan. It requires dozens of musicians, including a huge chorus, to grapple with themes of despair and defiance for more than 75 ...

Gustav Mahler knew how to persist. In 1888, the twenty-something Mahler played the first movement of his Second Symphony on the piano for conductor Hans von Bülow, an important early mentor. Bülow was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Successful and eventful as were the opening night galas at the Walt Disney Concert Hall last fall, the venue’s first real test came with the first program of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s regular ...

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection" at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Friday. Rex C. Curry / Special Contributor Stunning. Electrifying. Lump in ...

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 ...