Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)
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The Symphony No. 5 in C# minor by Gustav Mahler was composed in 1901 and 1902, mostly during the summer months at Mahler's holiday cottage at Maiernigg. Among its most distinctive features are the tru
Gustav Mahler in 1907
Mahler's composing cottage in Maiernigg
Leonard Bernstein
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Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-b
Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)
…Philharmoniker, 1988) at 13′55″. A recording of a live performance with Hermann Scherchen conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1964 lasts 15′15″. Leonard Bernstein conducted it during the funeral Mass for Robert F. Kennedy at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan, on 8 June 1968, and he also briefly discusses this…
Bernstein in 1977
Leonard Bernstein and Benny Goodman in rehearsal, ca. 1940–1949
Photo of Bernstein by Carl Van Vechten (1944)
Carnegie Hall playbill, November 14, 1943 Radio announcement: