Why Everyone Loves This Piece by Mahler

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As always, thank you so much for watching, and thank you to all of you that leave comments.

[michaelbishop.]

Thank you for removing some of the barriers that exist for those of us who did not receive a classical music education. Long may you continue 👏👏

[tommyron]

"Mahler makes you wait." I think with those four words you concisely encompass something essential and vast in this music. Great presentation. Thank you.

[normanchristie]

I first encountered Mahler in 1986. I was away from home, living in London. I had had a classical music upbringing, a very good boy soprano and classical violin .All links lost when my voice changed at 14. No money for adult voice lessons. I had the Mahler symphonies on tape and hours of car driving so I sang! I had no idea whether I was baritone, tenor. I had joined a new choir and the chosen piece was 'Thou The Central Orb', i suddenly realised that I was the only tenor so had to go for it! I am now 80 and can still hit A+ thanks to Mahler!

[ahealthyyoungdrugaddict]

"Bernstein so loved this piece of music, he was buried with a copy of the score of Mahler's 5th laid across his heart."

[robertsementilli]

Nahre, you are such a gifted communicator, not only through your music but also through your narratives. You know how to tell a story.!! Thanks so much for sharing. Keep 'em coming...

[dasteufelhund]

The adagietto is simply heaven. For us who are imperfect, it gives us a glimpse, of it.

[oneirdaathnaram]

I am an absolute fan of Mahler. It's the emotionally deepest music I have ever listened to.
The fact that one can play it fast or slow and it always sounds gorgeous speaks for its compositional quality, I'd say. The same goes for J.S. Bach's music (my favourite composer): slow or quick - it's always a masterpiece.

[Siansonea]

The Adagietto has long been a favorite. It's poignant without being maudlin like Barber's Adagio for Strings. It's very meditative, without being boring, and the end is so satisfying and beautiful. It feels like reflecting on one's past at the end of one's life, visiting each memory and lingering and cherishing those memories. It's just so beautifully woven together. It's sad and sweet and somber but also somehow hopeful and calm. I just love it so much.

[DomFileoreum]

The first time I listened to Mahler it was the 3rd symphony, I was very intimidated by the lenght, (almost 2 hours) but when the symhony finished, I slowly took my headphones off and my jaw was dropped

[raffichen]

I love this movement, and you point out the feeling of self-restraint in this movement so succinctly. What makes this piece special to me is the pleading sound that breaks out towards the middle, but the structure around it that's so naturally human is also wholesome and beautiful.

[Martial-Mat]

So much of what you said, I would never have been able to articulate, and may not have even picked up on, yet they are crystal clear when you describe them. I find videos like this SO useful in expanding my musical comprehension.
Speaking personally, I have always considered this piece to be about reminiscing for something past - youth; a summer's day; a beautiful experience never to be experienced again. Yet it's not entirely the doomed, pained, tragic longing of Death in Venice; rather it's the 90 year old couple, still in love, sitting on their porch, hand in hand, wordlessly remembering their happy decades together.

[jorgegrajales]

Mahler's music is more than Profound, more than sublime, it's one of the best achievements in human history.

[lion_cantante]

This is absolutely crazy....Yesterday night I watched the most beautiful sunset over the sky of Berlin and for some reason, this piece randomly came up to my head and for the next hour I listened to it over and over again, came home, watched the Bernstein-Lecture about it and played it on the piano in the middle of the night. And what happened the next day as I wake up? Turns out my favorite youtuber just loaded up a video about it.

Sending hugs from Germany :*

[andreivulpescu]

This was the last piece I listened to with my cat, so it has a very special place in my heart. Another thing he does very well to add to the air of hesitance to speak one’s mind is the way he voices his chords. In the B section, there is a resolution to an A-flat minor chord in the upper strings. The way the chord is voiced, the strings are as far apart as possible without breaking the rules of spacing in the common-practice era; this simultaneously gives a release of tension, and makes it much more hushed, as if he is unable to make himself say it at all; as if there is no point in saying it out loud.

[henboker]

Incredible explication of Mahler. I've listened many times without the teacher's depth, an intellectual tempo itself that moves us. Thank you for the moments, Ms. Sol

[thArmoredVet]

This is a brilliant analysis. This is why I follow you, I learn something every time 🙏🕊&❤

[artistlovepeace]

Your lectures and videos are astonishing and very educational. Thank you for caring about music and sharing it with the world.

[robertoa.m.]

As always, your analysis is so insightful, professional yet personal, understanding and human…..you are a great help to all of us, and we are lucky to share the wonderful gift of your talent Nahre!

[swampselkie]

This was so good - I'd love to hear more of your thoughts about Mahler!

[johnkern]

"there are moments in every man's life when he glimpses the eternal, " Robert Conway. This was one of Mahler's moments and it is our blessing that he shared it with us.