"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

07 July 2022

Happy Birthday, Mahler


Gustav Mahler was born on this date in 1860.

I am lost to the world
with which I used to waste so much time,
It has heard nothing from me for so long
that it may very well believe that I am dead!

It is of no consequence to me
Whether it thinks me dead;
I cannot deny it,
for I really am dead to the world.

I am dead to the world's tumult,
And I rest in a quiet realm!
I live alone in my heaven,
In my love and in my song.

Gustav Mahler

The Symphony No. 10, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and performed by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring mezzo-soprano, Cécile van de Sant ...

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