Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler

In the fourth movement of his Third Symphony, Gustav Mahler’s ladder of consciousness reaches humanity. It is a dramatic orchestral song for mezzo soprano that explores the meaning of existence, with lyrics from Nietzsche’s book “Thus Spoke Zarathustra.”

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*PAUL HECHT as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche

*ROBERT FASS as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner

Guests include:

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*CAROLINE KITA - Washington University in St. Louis

*IOANNIS KONSTANTAKOS - University of Athens, Greece

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York

*JOANNA NEILLY - Oxford University, England

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

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EPISODE LINKS:

Season 3, Episode 4: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e4.html

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Gustav Mahler made animals the next step upward on his ladder of consciousness in the third movement of his Third Symphony. Summoning both humor and tragedy, he portrays the sounds of the forest, from sweetly singing nightingales to fearsome creatures.

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*PAUL HECHT as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

*BILLY LYONS as the voice of Arthur Schopenhauer

*GARY TIEDEMANN as the voice of Gustav Theodor Fechner

Guests include:

*KENT NAGANO – Conductor (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony Orchestra)

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*BILL HUDGINS - Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra

*CHRISTOPHER MARTIN - Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York

*JOANNA NEILLY - Oxford University, England

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

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EPISODE LINKS:

Season 3, Episode 3: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e3.html

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In the second movement of his Third Symphony, Gustav Mahler begins the upward journey on the ladder of consciousness. He considers flowers the first step and portrays them in musically charming ways.

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

*BILLY LYONS as the voice of Arthur Schopenhauer

*GARY TIEDEMANN as the voice of Gustav Theodor Fechner

Guests include:

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*ROBERT CHEN - Concertmaster, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

*CAROLINE KITA - Washington University in St. Louis

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

Contributions of any size are appreciated.

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EPISODE LINKS:

Season 3, Episode 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e2.html

Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org

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Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony is the story of creation, with each movement a higher rung on the ladder of consciousness. It begins with lifeless matter and the struggle for life to emerge, portrayed as a musical battle between winter and summer.

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Starring

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*PAUL HECHT as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

Guests include:

*KENT NAGANO – Conductor (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony Orchestra)

*MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS – Conductor (San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra)

*ANDREW BAIN - Principal Horn, Los Angeles Philharmonic

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*CHRISTOPHER MARTIN - Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic

*ALBRECHT MAYER - Principal Oboe, Berlin Philharmonic

*TOBY OFT - Principal Trombone, Boston Symphony Orchestra

*DOMINIC SELDIS - Principal Bass, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam

*IOANNIS KONSTANTAKOS - University of Athens, Greece

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

Contributions of any size are appreciated.

For more information, contact us at [email protected]

*****

EPISODE LINKS:

Season 3, Episode 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e1.html

Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org

EMBRACE EVERYTHING SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

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Season 3 focuses on Mahler’s Third Symphony in D minor (1895-1896), exploring Mahler’s unique perspective on the different orders of being, from lifeless matter to highest consciousness. Each episode is devoted to a movement of the symphony. 

Winner of a Gold Award at the 2024 New York Festivals Radio Awards, two Communicator Awards and two Davey Awards.

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Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Paul Hecht as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche, and Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner.

Guests include conductors Kent Nagano and Michael Tilson Thomas; principal musicians of the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam; and scholars from Columbia University, Washington University in St. Louis, Oxford University in England and the University of Athens in Greece.

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

Contributions of any size are appreciated.

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*****

EPISODE LINKS:

Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org

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Mahler described the last movement of his Second Symphony, which includes two soloists and a chorus, as a colossal fresco of The Day of Judgement. All of humanity meets its maker, and Mahler stretches his musical wings, soaring to glorious heights.

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

*ROBERT FASS as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner

Guests include:

*KENT NAGANO – Conductor (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony Orchestra)

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*AUSTIN HOWLE - Principal Tuba, Montreal Symphony

*EMMANUEL PAHUD - Principal Flute, Berlin Philharmonic

*MICHAEL SACHS - Principal Trumpet, Cleveland Orchestra

*CAROLINE KITA - Washington University in St. Louis

*CHRISTINE LEE GENGARO - Los Angeles City College, California

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York

*JOANNA NEILLY - Oxford University, England

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

Contributions of any size are appreciated.

For more information, contact us at [email protected]

*****

EPISODE LINKS:

Season 2, Episode 5: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e5.html

Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org

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The fourth movement of Mahler’s Second Symphony is a delicate song for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. It’s a turning point in the symphony, where the protagonist’s spiritual wisdom blossoms.

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

*ROBERT FASS as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner

Guests include:

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*MICHAEL SACHS - Principal Trumpet, Cleveland Orchestra

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York

*JOANNA NEILLY - Oxford University, England

*CHRISTINE LEE GENGARO - Los Angeles City College, California

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Support us on PATREON:

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

Contributions of any size are appreciated.

For more information, contact us at [email protected]

*****

EPISODE LINKS:

Season 2, Episode 4: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e4.html

Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org

EMBRACE EVERYTHING SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahler

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In the summer of 1893, Mahler wrote a song, entitled “St. Anthony of Padua’s Sermon to the Fish.” It turned out so well, he incorporated melodies from it into the third movement of his Second Symphony.

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

*ROBERT FASS as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner

Guests include:

*KENT NAGANO – Conductor (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony Orchestra)

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*MATT AUCOIN - Composer/Conductor 

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York

*JOANNA NEILLY - Oxford University, England

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See the new EMBRACE EVERYTHING MUG on our website:

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For a tax-deductible one-time contribution, support us on FRACTURED ATLAS:

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

Contributions of any size are appreciated.

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*****

EPISODE LINKS:

Season 2, Episode 3: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e3.html

Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org

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For his Second Symphony, Mahler created a second movement he described as a memory, “a ray of sunlight, pure and cloudless, out of the hero’s life.” The music is bittersweet.

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

Guests include:

*MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS – Conductor (San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra)

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*MATTHEW AUCOIN - Composer/Conductor

*D.D. JACKSON - Jazz Pianist/Composer

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

Contributions of any size are appreciated.

For more information, contact us at [email protected]

*****

EPISODE LINKS:

Season 2, Episode 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e2.html

Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org

EMBRACE EVERYTHING SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahler

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Mahler’s Second Symphony begins with the funeral for the hero of his First Symphony. The dramatic music rages with sorrow and anger...but also hope, for life after death.

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

Guests include:

*KENT NAGANO – Conductor (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony Orchestra)

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*AUSTIN HOWLE - Principal Tuba, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

*MATTHEW McDONALD - Principal Bass, Berlin Philharmonic

*MICHAEL SACHS - Principal Trumpet, Cleveland Orchestra

*CAROLINE KITA - Washington University in St. Louis

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University, New York

*JOANNA NEILLY - Oxford University, England

*****

Support us on PATREON:

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Consider joining the FRIENDS OF MAHLER CIRCLE with a gift of $5,000 or more. Donors at this level get a dinner in New York City with host Aaron Cohen and actor James Lurie (the voice of Mahler). Contact us at [email protected] and we’ll send further details.

Contributions of any size are appreciated.

For more information, contact us at [email protected]

*****

EPISODE LINKS:

Season 2, Episode 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e1.html

Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org

EMBRACE EVERYTHING SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahler

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BONUS CONTENT:

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PODCAST LINKS:

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Spotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7