Philip Hensher

Gustav Mahler’s bid for greatness: the ‘Symphony of a Thousand’

In 1910 everyone who was anyone attended the premiere of his Eighth, which called for 1,028 performers

issue 21 March 2020
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  • The Eighth: Mahler and the World in 1910

    Stephen Johnson

    Faber, pp. 314, £18

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