Symphony tackles Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand," minus a few hundred
                   
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18-Sep-2008
        

Gerard Schwarz conducts Mahler's massive "Symphony of a Thousand" next week in its Benaroya Hall debut. Gustav Mahler didn't much care for the moniker "Symphony of a Thousand." He called it a "Barnum & Bailey" nickname for his monumental Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, a gimmick created by an agent who booked the piece's 1910 premiere in Munich. On the other hand, there was a reason for the alternative title.... [read full story]                    

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