Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Leonard Bernstein had an affinity for the music of Gustav Mahler, as seen in the climax of the Oscar-nominated 2023 Netflix film “Maestro.” In this special episode, we explore what the two musicians had in common, and learn how Bernstein brought Mahler back into the spotlight in the 1960s.

Winner of a 2024 Gold Signal Award, a Gold Davey Award, a Communicator Award of Excellence, a Silver Award at the 2024 New York Festivals Radio Awards, and a 2025 Webby Award Nomination.

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Guests include:

*JAMIE BERNSTEIN - Daughter of Leonard Bernstein

*GABE SMITH - Archivist, New York Philharmonic

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In the sixth and final movement of Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony, he reaches the top rung on his ladder of consciousness. This glorious adagio is Mahler’s celebration of God’s perfect love.

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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

*ROBERT FASS as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner

*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)

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

*CARTER BREY - Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic

*BILL HUDGINS - Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra

*CHRISTOPHER MARTIN - Principal Trumpet, 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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EPISODE LINKS:

Season 3, Episode 6: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e6.html

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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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EPISODE LINKS:

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

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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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EPISODE LINKS:

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

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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

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EPISODE LINKS:

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

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Season 2 focuses on Mahler’s Second Symphony in C minor (1888-1894), delving into Mahler’s gigantic musical exploration of life, death, and what lies beyond. Each episode is devoted to a movement of the symphony.

Winner of a Gold Award at the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards and a 2022 Signal Award.

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Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner and Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner.

Guests include conductors Kent Nagano and Michael Tilson Thomas; principal musicians of the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra; and scholars from Columbia University, Washington University in St. Louis, Los Angeles City College, and Oxford University in England.

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EPISODE LINKS:

Season 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/season2.html

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Gustav Mahler originally titled his First Symphony “Titan,” because of the mighty struggle between his hero and fate, a monumental battle that reaches its climax in the fourth movement. 

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

Guests include:

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

*WILLIAM HUDGINS - Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra

*JENNIFER MONTONE - Principal Horn, Philadelphia Orchestra

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University

*CHRISTINE LEE GENGARO - Los Angeles City College 

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EPISODE LINKS:

Season 1, Episode 4: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/episode4.html

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Early audiences found the third movement of Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony grotesque, macabre and unsettling. Inspired by an engraving entitled “The Huntsman’s Funeral,” Mahler juxtaposes death with humor, incorporating a popular children's melody—a brilliant touch that still delights and spooks audiences today. 

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

Guests include:

*WILLIAM HUDGINS - Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra

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

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University

*PHILIP V. BOHLMAN - University of Chicago

*CHRISTIAN GLANZ - University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna

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EPISODE LINKS:

Season 1, Episode 3: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/episode3.html

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In the second movement of his First Symphony, Gustav Mahler draws upon the dance music of his youth. As his mood becomes more exuberant, so too, does the music.

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

Guests include:

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

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

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University

*PHILIP V. BOHLMAN - University of Chicago

*CHRISTIAN GLANZ - University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna

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EPISODE LINKS:

Season 1, Episode 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/episode2.html

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Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony is the story of a young man beginning his journey through life. In fact, it is Mahler himself, looking at the world with wide-eyed wonder. Originally, he titled the first movement “Spring Without End,” for its depiction of the joys of nature. 

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Starring:

*JAMES LURIE as the voice of Gustav Mahler

*LAURA GRAGTMANS as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner

Guests include:

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

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

*WILLIAM HUDGINS - Principal Clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra

*MARILYN McCOY - Columbia University

*CAROLINE KITA - Washington University in St. Louis

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EPISODE LINKS:

Season 1, Episode 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/episode1.html

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