A musical love letter, from Mahler to his wife ❤️ The 4th movement of Mahler’s Symphony No.5, known simply as the ‘Adagietto’, was written for his wife, Alma. He accompanied it with a poem, which can be sung to the melody in German: In which way I love you, my sunbeam, I cannot tell you with words. Only my longing, my love and my bliss can I with anguish declare. | Classic FM

🎵✨ A colorful character with a complex yet endearing personality, Leonard Bernstein had a talent for wowing young fans with his flamboyant style and flair for teaching. "Leonard Bernstein, Larger than Life" lets us get to know one of the most influential classical musicians of the 20th century. Here, enjoy this sequence of him conducting Mahler's Fifth. 🎵✨ https://bit.ly/3x32o27 | medici.tv

On September 12, 1910, Gustav Mahler conducted the Munich Philharmonic in the premiere of his Eighth Symphony. The performance, Mahler’s last as a conductor in Europe, was met with critical and popular success. Requiring massive instrumental and vocal forces, Mahler's Symphony No. 8 remais one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire. Mahler recognized its significance in the context of his entire work, when he said, “the eighth is something in comparison with which