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"Cries and Whispers" and the score goes to Jo Yeong-wook. <----------- it"s wrong. He is a famous Korean composer, but he did not write this song. The composer of this song is Jisu Lee, another famous Korean composer.

우와.... 이 곡에 가사를 붙인건가?? 이것도 엄청 좋다. 멋져요~ㅎ

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I thought you would like it best. No.2 : Very dramatic. But perhaps it has many lovers and haters because it seems a kind of religious. No.9 : Beautiful farewell poem. N0.1 & 5 : Yes, accesible. N0.3 : 1st mvt. is great but it is enough. Full performance is too long for me. All the rest : Not accesible.

So, "worst to best" is wrong, since it concerns personal preferences. Least beloved to most loved would be better...

My take would be 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 9, 8, 4, 7 So far, at least. Sometimes the 2 is surpassed by others depending on the period, especially the 3rd that have the first movement that is simply mind-blowing. But overall the 2nd will always be my most loved piece of work ever

Great commentary. I can't possibly rate them in order. I was a little surprised that you called the ninth "slightly overrated. It usually appears at the top! As beautiful as the Finale is, for me, it's the first movement that really knocks my socks off. I think that's the greatest single movement that Mahler ever wrote. I think the seventh will grow on you. I think it is grossly underrated. The first movement in particular is one of the most amazing things he ever wrote. And the much abhorred finale is fantastic. People don't understand is that when Mahler sounds trite or bombastic,, he is doing it on purpose. Mahler wanted to reflect all of life in his music. And that includes the good the bad and the ugly. The miracle of his music is how he manages to pull it off. #10. The first movement is absolutely searing in intensity. The first Scherzo is wonderful and there was enough of it that I think it's a reasonable representation. The final two movements are more problematic. I usually skip over the second scherzo. The finale although overly long, has some tremendous music and it's such a shame Mahler never orchestrated it. He probably would have made cuts. But as it is , the final ten minutes are just about the most beautiful thing in creation , rivaling the end of the third symphony. Makes me sob every time. I agree what you say about the finale of the third. But my favorite movement in all of Mahler is the first movement. It is just outrageously original and clever. There truly is nothing like it by anyone else. Mahler died at age fifty one. One wonders where he would have gone from here. I'm glad you put the eighth so high. I will never understand how people who claim to love Mahler can not like the 8th..

When I saw the 7th as weakest, I was so sad. I absolutely love the 1st/3rd/5th movement. Absolutely amazing 1st mvt is my fav., especially Solti's Chicago recording with Bud playing the most perfect Trumpet lines ever. Now 6th second weakest? Man, I'm so sad now lol. 6/7th are my favs

at any point, somewhere, a mahler symphony is still ending

My favorite is 6th symphony.

Great Video! I have to say I would have picked a different ranking, but its interesting to see how different you can feel about Mahler.

Great work! Really enjoyed your video. My first Mahler symphony was actually his first and i was blown away immediately. I was 23 or somehting, it was 15 years ago.

Funny how our ranks are pretty much inverted lol. And yet I'm sure it varies drastically from listener to listener. It speaks to the transcendence of his music - no front runner pieces, they're all single-handedly compelling and unique in their own way. As for me, the mature Mahler, beaten up by misfortune, speaks to me more than the young Mahler. And a testament to that is that if I include Das Lied and the Tenth they both would go straight into my top 5. All in all, my rank from most to least favourite and a reference recording: 7 - Abbado/Lucerne, Chailly/Gewandhaus 6 - Abbado/BPO (no contest) 9 - Abbado/BPO 5 - Saraste/WDR 4 - Abbado/Lucerne (no contest) 3 - Levine/CSO 2 - Bernstein/NYP (no contest) 8 - Tennstdet/LSO 1 - Tennstdet/CSO (no contest)

ranking mahler 6 8th means your opeinions are automatically invalid

#2 will always be my favourite, that truly epic ending, The Gustavo Dudamel proms recording you recommend is amazing, though i would also recommend Vladimir Jurowski with The LPO from 2011. #4 i just haven't really got with so remains in last place. the others (including the Cooke versions of X) i can't really choose between. Couple of observations though: 1: Many of the subtitles were not approved my Mahler, especially 'Tragic' and 'Symphony of the Night'. They were added by conductors and , in the case of #8, for publicity purposes. And 'Titan' was only used for a couple of performances when the piece was a 5 movement work 2: There is still a lot of debate as to the meaning of the ending of #9 with many questioning whether it was Mahler signifying his own death. Take the following section from an article: " Mahler died in May 1911, without ever hearing his Ninth Symphony performed. The work's ending is usually interpreted as his conscious farewell to the world, as it was composed following the death of his beloved daughter Maria Anna in 1907 and the diagnosis of his fatal heart disease. However, this notion is disputed inasmuch as Mahler felt that he was in good health at the time of the composition of the Ninth Symphony; he had had a very successful season (1909-10) as the conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and, before that, the Metropolitan Opera (New York). In his last letters, Mahler indicated that he was looking forward to an extensive tour with the orchestra for the 1910-11 season. Moreover, Mahler worked on his unfinished Tenth Symphony until his death from endocarditis in May 1911." 3: #7's problem is generally thought to be how the opening and closing movements don't seem to match with the middle three 'night music' sections. It almost feels like he was working on two different pieces and tried to fit them together.

I don't the Mahler symphonies need be ranked, thanks.

I recommend: - 1st: Klaus Tennstedt/CSO - 2nd & 6th: Bernstein New York - 3rd: Abbado/Berlin - 5th: Ozawa/BSO 5th

There is a little type at the very end. Mahler 2 is in C Minor, rather than C major. Great Vid though!

Very nice video. Thank you

Wait… what did you mean with Das lied von der erde?

Thanks for the analysis! I managed to get tickets to the 2nd symphony next month and now I can’t wait!

I once met Mariss Jansons and asked him which of Mahler's symphonies was his favourite, and he said: 'ALL'.

The key to understanding the 7th Symphony, my favorite symphony, is don't overthink it. It is Mahler having fun creating sound images.

Listening to Mahler 2nd Symphony performed live is a before and after life experience. Truly a transformative moment. My connection to music changed forever after that day.

1. I agree about the 7th Symphony being the lowest on the list of favorites It has many beautiful moments, particularly in the middle movements, but the tonal exploration and prolonged dissonance in the outer movements unnerve me. 2. Unusual for Mahler since he took on such life and death issues when composing his symphonies, the 7th originally was conceived by him to be a light hearted, whimsical symphony, progressing from night into blazing sunlight. However, the turbulence of his personal life during the time of its composition overwhelmed him, including the death of a young daughter and its grievous effect on his wife. Subsequently I think this tragedy affected the character and quality of the 7th. 3. That said, the 7th is another example of enhanced Mahler appreciation linked to the autobiographical nature of his music. Some others: A. The popular Adagietto of the 5th was inspired by his original infatuation with Alma Schindler who later became his wife. B. He dedicated his mammoth 8th to Alma with its setting of Goethe's Faust ending in praise of the eternal feminine muse. C. He scrawled a desperate note to Alma on the last page of his unfinished Tenth.

First of all, thank you for the article. The wonderful thing is the attitude of all the people who love Gustav Mahler - each one with his personal love for this or that symphony. Indeed, the three greatest are symphonies 2, 3, 5. Luckily we have TH-cam and we can constantly hear and see great performances of Mahler's symphonies. Thanks again

For me, best to worst: 9 dlvde 3 7 5 2 8 4 6 1 7 recently grew on me 😅

Mahler is just not held in high enough regard in the names that are considered 'the great composers' I didnt even know who Mahler was until I was 17 and i had been living at a music school for 2 years. I dont know why people just dont talk about him. He is genuinely in my opinion an equal to Beethoven

I would rank it, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 9, 8, 4, 7. However you could switch up the ranking other then top 2 and bottom 2

I very much enjoyed your video. I share your love of and enthusiasm for Mahler's music, especially Nos. 2, 3 and 8. My favorite recording of the 3rd is still Levine/Chicago, with Marilyn Horne as contralto soloist. For my money no one has ever nailed that final Adagio like Levine. I would love to hear your take on Shostakovich's symphonies. For me he's been a very tough nut to crack.

Symphony of a Thousand is not Mahler’s nickname for the 8th. For most performances they might have around 400 performers. Once again, Mahler did not coin this phrase.

My fave is Mahler 3 mvt 6, which I will be playing this weekend

The Mahler symphony that I listen to the least is the 4th, but mainly because I’m a trombonist and the 4th has no low brass. I still think it’s great though, and I do give it a listen every now and then.

My least favorite symphony is the 8th, and even then its still a masterpiece, its finale wasnt quite as impactful to me as his 2nd, for me the symphony is all large scale epicness, while his second has progression to it, but his 8th is till amazing, now that shows you got a good composers on your hands.

My rating Starting at 10 ( called symphonies) to the best Seven One Five Six Four Ten Two Eight Three Nine Das Lied Von Der Erde - Das Lied the greatest of them all And ! - Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekomen

Stop tip toe-ing around when you rank things. We get it; not a single one is bad but you prefer some over others. We get it; don't have to repeat that 10 times otherwise don't bother ranking,.

Ranking the unrankable. The only thing for sure is No.2 is heavily overrated and is outshone by "Das Lied" and No.9. ;)

My take from "worst" to best: 7 Bernstein/NYP 4 Szell/Cleveland 5 Chailly/ Concertbouw 1 Boulez/ CSO 6 Bernstein/Vienna Philarmonic 9 Abbado/ Vienna Philarmonic 8 Solti/CSO 3 Bernstein/NYP 2 Abbado/ CSO

He has 10 symphonies and the 10th is the best in many ways I don't care he could not finish its orchestration it doesn't mean x symphony is not original.

I‘m using Parker‘s 100 point system. 1st 92 2nd 91 3rd 91 4th 90 5th 95 6th 95 7th 95 8th 89 9th 94

I once downloaded (from Usenet) a set of complete Mahler symphonies. However, owing to a curious naming-convention used by the poster, all the movements of all the symphonies were played in a "by name" / RANDOM order. I took a long road trip from S Texas to Minnesota and back, listening to all of these MP3s. The SNAFU of the naming meant that it was entirely randoem as to the order of movements across the entire set of symphonies. This (for example) could mean you got THREE ADAGIOS in a row, or TWO FINALES! To cut a long story short, the music was WONDERFUL and, as you said, particularly made the varied "nature" and landscapes I was passing through "come to life." Even though the symphonies were "dissected" and displaced from each other, the musical language worked incredibly well. What resulted, was a sort of 30-hour 33-movement "symphony" that actually "made sense." I agree with you that Mahler's music -- and right about NOW this is MOST IMPORTANT -- "gives you faith" in nature and goodness . . . over all else.

My ranking, from worst to best: 7, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5, 9, 8, 2

Great analysis but a little triggered but some of the ranking you did😅

This is my ranking: 10. no.8 9. no.5 8. no.1 7. no. 4 6. no. 3 5. no. 10 4. no. 7 3. no.6 2. no.9 1. no. 2

La octava, trata de escuchar la versión de Bertini o Wit.

Second movement of #9 is the greatest movement Mahler ever wrote imo

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I feel like Mahler is very repetitive. I think the first is original and the fifth is good, the rest is more of the same.

Sorry, but the tenth symphony should have been included, even if you feel that there are some things are not there. I would suggest reading Deryck Cooke's extensive notes to understand that his version, along with the other ten performing editions which range from leaving the draft as he left it to outright speculative completion that could be deemed as over-the-top, shows a draft that is primarily complete in its structural concept from first note to last save some inner voicing, counterpoint and, in the case of the final two movements, orchestration. In this sense, Das Lied and the Ninth are also deemed incomplete since Mahler, painstaking perfectionist that he was, would have refined these two pieces in many ways had he lived to complete the Tenth. It leads us into a new dimension the composer was totally envisioning.

0:03 Adrien Brody?!?!?!