Symphony No. 9 by Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler wanted his symphonies to embrace the world and the universe. At the same time, he sought refuge in them from his most intimate experiences and torments. They are both colossal and intimate. They are not far removed from nihilism and a rejection of life's optimism. In the First Symphony, the Titan was born. In the last completed work, the Ninth Symphony, this Titan bids the world a final farewell. The work is full of sighs, lamentations, sarcastic grimaces, and ominous caricatures. Ultimately, it culminates in the intense rhetoric of the emotional Finale. With this scenario, Mahler to some extent followed in the footsteps of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 or Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 9.
Mahlerova Devátá se Slovenskou filharmonií a Emmanuelem Villaumem. [in Slovak] operaplus.cz/mahlerova-devata-se-slovenskou-f…
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