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In the Thread: Why I do not love Mahler?

Post Subject: Listening to Bruckner and MahlerPosted by steverino on: 3/30/2011

Romy,

FWIW

I listened to a lot of Bruckner and Mahler when I was younger. Over time I noticed that I preferred Mahler when he was more objective and Bruckner when he was more subjective. So at my riper age I listen to Mahler's Sym 2 and 9 and occasionally 4. The rest I can't really listen to for more than a movement sometimes not even that. On the other hand, I enjoy Bruckner's Sym 6, 8 and 9 although I can occasionally listen to Sym 5 because I find it amusing. As for your "russian" joke it is very widespread. I don't know who first thought it up. I actually wrote a song about it some years ago included in a stage work. But in my version they ran or walked down the hill. Maybe something got lost in translation.

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