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    Lieutenant, Associate Concertmaster Rachmaninoff's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oneiros View Post
    We had a performance of Mahler's Tenth (by a new arranger) about a week ago. I can safely say that it was the worst concert I've been to. Not only was Mahler mad as a hatter, but the arranger really made a mess of it. And bad went to worse when it went on for well over an hour. Ack!

    Curse of the Ninth is nonsense, yet another side effect of the Beethoven myth.
    Agreed.
    BTW it's a good source for fun speculation.

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    Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler Corno Dolce's Avatar
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    Hello Oneiros,

    Mahler was very much so a sane individual - he was brilliant - and yes, he understood that Walter Gropius of Bauhaus fame had an eye on Alma Mahler. Poor Mahler had to suffer the anti-semitism of his day. Uneasy lays the Crown upon the head of genius.

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    Oh, Mahler was sane, but what a messed up life though, it's amazing that he didn't go nuts like Hugo Wolf.

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    Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler Corno Dolce's Avatar
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    Hugo Wolf - interesting songs - but what a *piece of work* he was!!!

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