Music Fri Jun 12 2009
Three Takes on Mahler
The contraction of major labels has pushed symphonies to release their own music, sometimes to great fanfare. "Fresh Air" tackles the issue by assessing the San Francisco, Chicago and Boston ventures into this new territory, specifically comparing each symphony's treatment of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6, among other works. If you can, listen to the story to hear the comparisons.