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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.

Impressive musicianship from the Vienna Phil in Mahler 6

David Karlin, 7th September

The Vienna Philharmonic show themselves to be much more than a straight romantic band; individual musicianship shines through Mahler's tragic Sixth.

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