A Peculiar Love Song: Mahler’s “Liebst du um Schönheit”
According to his wife Alma, Gustav Mahler’s song, “Liebst du um Schönheit,” was “the only love song he ever wrote.” Shortly after Gustav and Alma’s…
Browsing: Gustav Mahler
La Scena Musicale Announces 2025-26 Season
La Scena Musicale is pleased to announce its 2025-26 season, its 30th year of publishing: seven issues (six national editions and one bilingual issue for…
Review | As he exits, Martin Schläpfer puts a modern stamp on Vienna State Ballet
A revolution has erupted: the Swiss dancer and choreographer Martin Schläpfer, formerly director of Düsseldorf’s Ballet am Rhein (known for its innovative choreography), became director…
Review | TSO Offers a Sunny Mahler 4th and Vocal Drama from Anna Prohaska
It seems like there is always a surprise at Roy Thomson Hall these days. On March 20, the concert was preceded by the investiture of…
Review | Czech Philharmonic: A Rare Treat of Czech Music in Canada
2024 is the Year of Czech Music. Inaugurated in 1924 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana, this tradition occurs every decade…
CD Review | Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Mahler: Rückert Lieder
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Mahler: Rückert Lieder Sonya Yoncheva, soprano; Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Rafael Payare, conductor Pentatone, 2024 Following their successful release last year on…
Pentaèdre back for its 38th season
No one – on the home front or Beyond – questions the excellence of Montreal’s stellar wind quintet, Pentaèdre, recognized for their extensive repertoire of…
Lebrecht Weekly | Hans Rott: Symphony in E minor (Deutsche Grammophon)
Some time in the late 1980s, questions were raised as to whether Gustav Mahler really wrote his first two symphonies. The issue arose after a…
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
. . THE BELGIAN COMPOSER BOUDEWIJN BUCKINX (B. 1945) WROTE NINE UNFINISHED SYMPHONIES?All were composed in a single year, 1992. . . . PLUTO HADN’T…
Lebrecht’s Album of the Week: Valentin Silvestrov – 7th symphony (Naxos)
I often wonder when listening to Silvestrov’s music why he is not one of the most performed living composers. His music is at once mentally…
