It seemed like such a great idea on paper.
Perhaps the quirkiest of Mahler’s nine symphonies, the Fourth fits nicely with Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s somewhat idiosyncratic style.
All in all, Mahler’s ethereal evocation of the natural world, and the world beyond our own, is becoming old hat.
A poster outside Carnegie Hall proclaimed “Mahler Well Met” and to some degree it proved to be true.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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