mahler 9 - III. Rondo. Burleske. April 21, 2008
Posted by Charles Noble in : appreciation/criticism, audio, music, the orchestra world, 1 comment so farWhat would a Mahler symphony be without a sprawling, hectic, and by turns achingly beautiful scherzo? Well, quite a bit shorter, for one. Mahler is often in the habit of taking a huge movement in cut time and making a huge journey out of it, and the Ninth Symphony is no exception. (more…)
