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The last years of the life of composer and conductor Gustav Mahler were
hugely traumatic: his three-year-old daughter, Maria, died; he was
diagnosed with the heart condition that would eventually prove fatal
and his marriage was in crisis, so much so that he consulted Sigmund
Freud.
As for the Tenth Symphony, he did not live to complete it. When
musicologist Deryck Cooke prepared his ‘performing version’ in the
1960s, one critic declared: “Mr. Cooke’s brilliant detective work
leaves us in little doubt that Mahler’s premature death deprived us
of...a searching exploration of a new world of sound and feeling.” This
towering work will be performed under the direction of British
conductor Mark Wigglesworth.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
MAHLER TEN
Mark Wigglesworth conductor
MAHLER Symphony No.10
Venue: the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall
Dates/Times: Thursday 13, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 November 2008 at 8:00pm
Bookings: www.mso.com.au or 1300 136 166
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