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Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler Aaron Cohen
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4.9 • 157 Ratings
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The Embrace Everything podcast series is an exploration and celebration of the music of Gustav Mahler. Throughout his life, Mahler insisted that music had to, literally, embrace everything. This makes his compositions unusually rich in what they offer both audience and musicians. Each season explores a different Mahler symphony and includes interviews with leading conductors, music scholars and musicians. Additionally, Mahler’s own words and those of his contemporaries are read by actors.
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Movement One - Pan Awakes and Summer Marches In
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.
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 Kent Nagano (General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera, and Chief Conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra ), Michael Tilson Thomas (Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic Director Laureate of the New World Symphony), 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), and Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York).
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Season 3, Episode 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e1.html
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Movement Two - What the Flowers in the Meadow Tell Me
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.
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, and 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) and Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York).
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Season 3, Episode 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e2.html
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Movement Three - What the Animals in the Forest Tell Me
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.
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, and Gary Tiedemann as the voice of Gustav Theodor Fechner
Guests include Kent Nagano (General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera, and Chief Conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic State 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), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).
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EPISODE LINKS:
Season 3, Episode 3: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e3.html
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Movement Four - What Humanity Tells Me
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.”
Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Paul Hecht as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche, and 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) and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).
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EPISODE LINKS:
Season 3, Episode 4: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e4.html
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Movement Five - What the Angels Tell Me
Angels are the next step on Gustav Mahler’s ladder of consciousness. In the joyful fifth movement of his Third Symphony, the orchestra is joined by a children’s choir and a women’s choir giving voice to the angels.
Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Paul Hecht as the voice of Friedrich Nietzsche, and Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner.
Guests include James Burton (Choral Director, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Megan and Hannah Laurence (Choristers, Boston Symphony Orchestra Children’s Chorus), Eamonn Greiner (Chorister, Saint Paul's Boys' Choir, Boston), Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).
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EPISODE LINKS:
Season 3, Episode 5: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e5.html
Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org
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Movement Six - What Love Tells Me
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.
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, and Gary Tiedemann as the voice of Gustav Theodor Fechner
Guests include Kent Nagano (General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera, and Chief Conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra ), Michael Tilson Thomas (Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic Director Laureate of the New World Symphony), 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), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).
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EPISODE LINKS:
Season 3, Episode 6: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e6.html
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Customer Reviews
warning: may cure depression lol
This is my number one favorite podcast! I've listened to every episode multiple times, I tell everyone about it, and everyone I show is flabbergasted. it's some of the best of humanity rolled into an incredible listening experience. Extremely accessible and unendingly interesting, an excellent chronicle of sorts. Brought back my belief in Beauty. I mean, I cannot say enough. Thank you to the creators, thank y'all so much for creating something so wonderful, comprehensive, gorgeous, and full of love. And thank you for introducing me to Mahler. Y'all are doing really great (and I think important) work and it is having a healing effect in the world. PLEASE continue this project!! 💘✨
Joe W
I loved the first three seasons and am eagerly looking forward to the next installments!
Absolutely brilliant!!!
This is clearly such a love project for these creators! It’s very well researched and produced. The actors reading Mahler’s words, his friends and contemporaries plus the interviews with world renowned musicians, conductors and scholars are simply put, priceless. Highly recommend this podcast and I sincerely hope they will continue with every Symphony, including the 10th but also his Das Klagende Lied, Das Lied von der Erde, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Rückertlieder, Kindertotenlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen…thank you for your hard work and know that it is much appreciated and enjoyed.