Liszt and Mahler

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Danny Riley, 29th November

It was described as “the first nihilist work in the history of music” by the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. We look at the story behind Mahler’s Sixth Symphony.

Devilishly good Mahler from Noseda and the LSO

Mark Pullinger, 15th February

A whiff of sulphur shrouded the Barbican this evening as Liszt met Mahler beneath the Mephistophelean glare of Gianandrea Noseda. Sparks flew.

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