Movement One – Isn’t This a Splendid World?

Leonard Bernstein had an affinity for the music of Gustav Mahler, as seen in the climax of the Oscar-nominated 2023 Netflix film “Maestro.” In this special episode, we explore what the two musicians had in common, and learn how Bernstein brought Mahler back into the spotlight in the 1960s.Guests include Jamie Bernstein (Leonard Bernstein's daughter) and Gabe Smith (Archivist for the New York Philharmonic).WATCH THIS EPISODE WITH ARCHIVAL IMAGES FROM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9rvceUsDnAWEBSITE LINK:Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerSUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

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 FechnerGuests 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).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 6: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e6.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

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).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 5: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e5.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

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).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 4: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e4.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

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 FechnerGuests 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).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 3: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e3.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

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 FechnerGuests 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).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 2: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e2.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

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).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 3, Episode 1: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s3e1.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Season 3 focuses on Mahler’s Third Symphony in D minor (1895-1896), exploring Mahler’s unique perspective on the different orders of being, from lifeless matter to highest consciousness. Each episode is devoted to a movement of the symphony. Guests include conductors Kent Nagano and Michael Tilson Thomas; principal musicians of the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam; scholars from New York City and St. Louis in the United States, Oxford, England and Athens, Greece; and 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.SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Embrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

Mahler described the last movement of his Second Symphony, which includes two soloists and a chorus, as a colossal fresco of The Day of Judgement. All of humanity meets its maker, and Mahler stretches his musical wings, soaring to glorious heights.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, and Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner.Guests include Kent Nagano, (Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic; Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Austin Howle, (Principal Tuba, Montreal Symphony), Emmanuel Pahud (Principal Flute, Berlin Philharmonic), Michael Sachs (Principal Trumpet, Cleveland Orchestra), Caroline Kita (Washington University in St. Louis), Christine Lee Gengaro (Los Angeles City College, California), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), and Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 2, Episode 5: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e5.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg

The fourth movement of Mahler’s Second Symphony is a delicate song for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. It’s a turning point in the symphony, where the protagonist’s spiritual wisdom blossoms.Starring James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler, Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, and Robert Fass as the voice of Siegfried Lipiner.Guests include Carter Brey (Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic), Michael Sachs (Principal Trumpet, Cleveland Orchestra), Marilyn McCoy (Columbia University, New York), Joanna Neilly (Oxford University, England), and Christine Lee Gengaro (Los Angeles City College, California).SUPPORT US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=91819874SUPPORT US ON FRACTURED ATLAS (which is tax deductible in the United States):https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/embrace-everything-the-world-of-gustav-mahlerEPISODE LINKS:Season 2, Episode 4: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/s2e4.htmlEmbrace Everything Website: www.theworldofgustavmahler.orgCONNECT WITH US:Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworldofgustavmahlerTwitter: www.twitter.com/worldofmahlerInstagram: www.instagram.com/theworldofgustavmahlerBONUS CONTENT:https://www.theworldofgustavmahler.org/extras.htmlPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3YU4tWnGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3lpUXwrSpotify: spoti.fi/3TjHfb7iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/404KxBg